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Primary hyperparathyroidism revealed by gluten-free diet in a woman with celiac disease

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We thank the pathologist Dr. Marcella Contini for the picture of the duodenal biopsy.

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  1. Istituto di Clinica Medica, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 8, 07100, Sassari, Italy

    Giuseppe Fanciulli

  2. Dipartimento-Struttura Clinica Medica-Patologia Speciale Medica, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 8, 07100, Sassari, Italy

    Giuseppe Fanciulli, Alessandro Palmerio Delitala, Carlo Andrea Usai & Giuseppe Delitala

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Fanciulli, G., Delitala, A.P., Usai, C.A. et al. Primary hyperparathyroidism revealed by gluten-free diet in a woman with celiac disease. Intern Emerg Med 7 (Suppl 1), 37–38 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-011-0604-9

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