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Parathyroid glands

• Fatigue
• Back pain
• Joint pain
• Fractures of long bones
• Decreased height
• Increased urine output
• Increased thirst
• Upper abdominal pain
• Loss of appetite
• Nausea
• Muscular weakness
• Muscle pain
• Depression
• Personality changes
• Stupor and possibly coma
• Itching of the skin
• Blurred vision (because of cataracts )
• Bone pain or tenderness

Additional tests include:

• 24-hour urine collection may show increased calcium in urine.
• Bone x-ray shows bone reabsorption or fractures .
• X-rays, ultrasound, or CT scans of the kidneys or ureters may show calcification or obstruction.
• Bone density test may show reduced bone mineral density, particularly of the forearm.

Review Date: 08/11/2006
Reviewed By: Robert Hurd, MD, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.