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JIMENEZ-NAVARRETE, Manuel F. Hyperparathyroid pathology treated in three Costa Rican hospitals. Acta méd. costarric [online]. 2012, vol.54, n.4, pp.224-230. ISSN 0001-6002.

Aim: To determine the frequency and characteristics of patients who received treatment for hyperparathyroid pathologies in the Mexico, San Juan de Dios and “Dr. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia” hospitals in a three-year period. Methods: Analysis of records of high serum intact parathormone, medical records and bibliographical review. Descriptive study, whose sample was patients treated between January 2007 and December 2009. Determination of frequencies and proportions for the qualitative variables was made by means of the Chi-Square test. The quantitative variables were determined by the estimate of Student’s t-test. Results: Out of 199 patients studied, 9 were excluded. Women prevailed (68.9 %), the most frequent age group was 60 years and over (33.1 %). Primary hyperparathyroidism was the most frequent disease (n=46, 24.2 %; 73.9 % women, 69.5% older than 50), then hypovitaminosis D and chronic renal failure. The majority lived in San José (59.4 %) and were assisted at the Mexico Hospital (65.8%). There is no clear concept among some doctors, thus normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism is underestimated. The majority do not request determinations of vitamin D in these patients. Discussion: Patients with raised PTH by diverse reasons are exposed to many diseases that can compromise their survival and quality of life. Hypovitaminosis D would probably be more frequent if measurement was requested more often. The request for calciphediol must be emphasized in any parathyroid disease.

Palabras clave : Hyperparathyroidism; PTH; parathormone; vitamin D.

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