[Hyperparathyroidism and depression: a clinical case and review of the literature]. / Hyperparathyroïdie et dépression: cas clinique et revue de la littérature.

A case of a patient with a primary hyperparathyroidism presenting essentially with psychiatric signs is described. The physiopathological mechanisms are discussed with a review of the cases described in the literature. The chief role of the calcium in the genesis of this unusual symptomatology is emphasized.