Graves' disease patients with thymic hyperplasia may exhibit higher serum calcium levels
Graves'disease patients with thymic hyperplasia may exhibit higher serum calcium levels suggests a new study published in the BMC Endocrine Disorders.
Graves' disease increases bone resorption in hyperthyroidism, leading to elevated serum calcium levels and a negative bone balance. Thymic hyperplasia is observed in some Graves' disease patients. What's more, there have been a few reports of increased serum calcium and severe osteoporosis induced by Graves’ disease with thymic hyperplasia. It remains unclear whether Graves’ disease with thymic hyperplasia is associated with higher serum calcium levels. Our study aimed to investigate the possibility of elevated serum calcium levels and aggravated bone mobilization in Graves’ disease patients with thymic hyperplasia. Newly diagnosed and untreated patients with Graves' disease (n = 96) were enrolled. They were divided into two groups based on the incidental detection of thymic hyperplasia during imaging. Albumin, alkaline phosphatase, calcium, free triiodothyronine, free thyroxine, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and thyrotrophin receptor antibody (TRAb) were measured, and a computerized tomography of the chest was obtained.
Results: Patients with Graves’ disease who had thymic hyperplasia were notably younger (P=0.018) and exhibited higher serum calcium levels (P=0.001) compared to those with Graves’ disease without thymic hyperplasia. In the multiple regression analysis, thymic hyperplasia, TRAb, and female gender were significant variables associated with elevated serum calcium levels in patients with Graves' disease, collectively accounting for 31.7% of the variation in serum calcium. Graves’ disease patients with thymic hyperplasia showed higher serum calcium levels. thymic hyperplasia, TRAb, and female gender were found to be correlated with increased serum calcium levels in Graves’ disease, suggesting a potential association between thymic hyperplasia and bone mobilization in Graves’ disease.
Zeng, J., Li, L. & Wei, D. Association between thymic hyperplasia and serum calcium level in Graves’ disease. BMC Endocr Disord 24, 15 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-024-01541-4
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