The investigation of hypercalcemia.

Can atorvastatin calcium cause asymptomatic hypercalcemia?

The use of statins may have unnatural effects. A 54-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with an incidental finding of hypercalcemia (10.8 mg/dL). There was no disease other than hyperlipidemia, and the patient had been on a course of atorvastatin calcium 10 mg for 1.5 years. A workup investigation to diagnose the cause of hypercalcemia was completed. The investigation did not reveal any...

Vitamin D3 intoxication induced secondary Hypertension

Background: The effects of vitamin D in skeletal system, biological metabolism and immune system function are well shown. Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) and ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) are two major types of vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency is widely in human population and vitamin D intoxication is very rare. Case Description: The patient is 37-years old bodybuilder man who referred to emergency...

The hypercalcemia of adrenal insufficiency.

An unexpected cause of severe and refractory PTH-independent hypercalcemia: case report and literature review.

Hypercalcemia is a common condition in the internal medicine practice. Sometimes its cause is not readily apparent, so extensive investigation is appropriate. Here we report an unexpected cause for hypercalcemia in an elderly woman. The case of an 82-years old woman with PTH-independent hypercalcemia, lymphocytosis, normal serum 1,25 (OH)vitamin D levels, and low serum PTHrp levels, is describe...

The Effect of Prednisone on Calcium Metabolism and Ca47 Kinetics in Patients with Multiple Myeloma and Hypercalcemia.

Hypercalcemia is a frequent complication of multiple myeloma and has been observed in 43% of the 76 patients admitted to the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health from 1953 to 1961 (2). The pathogenesis of the hypercalcemia associated with multiple myeloma has been attributed to excessive bone resorption (3). Carbohydrate-active steroids have been successfully used to correct hyp...

Cholestasis and hypercalcemia secondary to panhypopituitarism in a newborn.

Dursun F, Gerenli N, Kırmızıbekmez H. Cholestasis and hypercalcemia secondary to panhypopituitarism in a newborn. Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 100-103. Cholestatic hepatitis and hypercalcemia are rare features of hypopituitarism in newborns. So diagnosis of hypopituitarism is frequently delayed. The most frequent symptoms of congenital hypopituitarism are hypoglycemia, prolonged jaundince and micro...