Description of a case of Cacchi Ricci disease associated with hyperparathyroidism in the setting of multiple endocrine disease
Diouf, B.; Dia, D.; Ka, M.M.; Diouf, R.; Dangou, J.M.; Badiane, M.; Ka, E.F.; Moreira Diop, T.
Dakar Medical 44(2): 229-231
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0049-1101 PMID: 11957291 Document Number: 509925
The authors present a case of a 36 years old woman applied to them for a follow up of sponge kidney disease and in whom they discovered a primary hyperparathyroidism. Further investigations discovered a medullary thyroid carcinoma. So this patient present multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2A confirmed by microscopic and genetic analysis. This observation enlarged the discussion upon the nature of the relationship between kidney disease and primary hyperparathyroidism. Elsewhere it recommended to check systematically genetic markers of MEN type 2A if there is an association with sponge kidney disease and primary hyperparathyroidism.