THE EFFECT OF THYROID DISEASE ON CALCIUM METABOLISM IN MAN 1

Abstract

Abnormal thyroid function profoundly alters calcium metabolism. These changes could not be ascribed to elevation of metabolism per se (1) acidosis (2) or vitarmin D deficiency (3); they were observed even in the absence of the para- thyroid glands (4, 5). In addition, roentgeno- graphic evidence of skeletal demineralization has been described in patients with thyrotoxicosis (6).