A Treatable but Commonly Missed Etiology;An Unusual Presentation of Primary Hyperparathyroidism as Acute on Chronic Recurrent Pancreatitis- A Case Report

摘要

Introduction: Acute pancreatitis is an identified, but uncommon presentation of Primary hyperparathyroidism with prevalence of 3.6%. Hypercalcemia is a rare but known cause of pancreatitis as it leads to premature intra pancreatic activation of protease and destruction of pancreatic tissue leading to pancreatitis. Here we present a case of primary hyperparathyroidism that went undiagnosed for years, and was finally diagnosed after recurrent episodes of pancreatitis of unclear etiology.