A CASE OF PARATHYROID ADENOMA PRESENTING AS PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES IN YOUNG MALE

Primary hyperparathyroidism is a well recognized entity identified almost more than century ago by Van Recklinghausen.This condition is more common in females with peak incidence between 30to 50 years.Primary hyperparathyroidism is usually diagnosed as an incidental finding of hypercalcemia.Overt bone disease is an extremely rare presentation.Fractures in primary hyperparathyroidism are unusual and usually affects vertebra.We report a case of primary hyperparathyroidism in a young male presented with multiple pathological fractures of long bones without osteolytic lesions.