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Two cases of patients on long-term lithium therapy are reported who developed hyperparathyroidism. The onset of this coincided with the appearance of severe depressive symptoms which had previously been under control.
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Prasad, A. Chronic lithium intake and hyperparathyroidism. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 27, 499–500 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00549602
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00549602