RECURRENT PSYCHOTIC DEPRESSION ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERCALCEMIA AND PARATHYROID ADENOMA
Abstract
A case of recurrent depression is presented in association with an adenoma of the parathyroid gland. The similarity between the symptoms of the involutional depression and those of hyperparathyroidism are frequently indistinguishable. Chemical factors should be excluded in recurrent depressive states and a serum calcium should be considered as a diagnostic aid in these instances.
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