Severe hypercalcemia unmasked by Vitamin D in a patient with sarcoidosis

Severe hypercalcemia is uncommon in clinical practice and is usually due to primary hperparathyroidism or malignancy. We present a patient who presented with severe hypercalcemia with renal failure; further evaluation of which revealed the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. This case is presented in view of...

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Main Author: S Nayak-Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2013;volume=23;issue=5;spage=375;epage=377;aulast=Nayak-Rao