Hypercalcemic crisis as a prodromal feature of Pneumcystis jirovecii pneumonia

We describe a patient who had developed hypercalcemic crisis, with altered mental status and renal failure, one year following aggressive corticosteroid-therapy for lupus nephritis. Her disease relapsed after successful live-related kidney transplantation 11 years ago. She had normal parathyroid hor...

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Main Authors: Kamel El-Reshaid, Shaikha Al-Bader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2018;volume=29;issue=4;spage=993;epage=996;aulast=El-Reshaid