Question 246 · LDEK · Medically compromised patient
Occurrence of brown tumours in jaws is a feature of patients:
- A. after kidney transplant.
- B. with hyperthyroidism.
- C. with diabetes.
- D. with chronic renal insufficiency.
- E. infected with HIV virus.
Hint
Brown tumors reflect excess parathyroid hormone — think which chronic condition drives the parathyroids into overactivity.
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