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Respiratory failure due to pulmonary calcification in primary hyperparathyroidism
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A 5½12 year old boy presented with fever, limb pain, polydipsia, and polyuria for 18 months, and respiratory distress for two weeks. His weight and length were below the 5th centile and he had multiple enlarged lymph nodes and hepatosplenomegaly. He was tachypnoeic with retractions, and had bilateral scattered crepitations. A chest x ray showed a dense homogeneous opacity on the left and …