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A sixty nine-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of further examination of hypercalcemia. On July 1990, she complained of general fatigue and loss of appetite. She was pointed out to have hypercalcemia (15.1mg/dl), urolithiasis, and renal insufficiency. CT films of the chest showed
The anabolic steroid have been used as a therapeutic tool in various clinical conditions. However, indiscriminate use associated with other nutritional supplements has generated serious adverse effects.
METHODS
Male, 21 years old, admitted with nausea, fatigue, appetite loss, headache and
Classic renal tubular acidosis is characterized by a primary defect in establishment of a large hydrogen ion gradient across the distal renal tubule. Thus the development of hyperchlorenic metabolic acidosis follows. In addition, hypokalemia results from renal potassium wasting secondary
Gitelman's Syndrome (GS) is a rare autosomal recessive salt-wasting nephropathy, classically characterized by hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hypocalciuria, metabolic alkalosis and low blood pressure. Fatigue, muscle weakness and muscle paralysis are common symptoms. Besides the typical electrolyte
OBJECTIVE
To assess 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) concentrations in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and to study the relationship, if any, between vitamin D concentration and bone disease.
METHODS
Consecutive patients with diagnosed primary hyperparathyroidism were enrolled in the study.
Clinical characteristics: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is characterized by congenital bilateral hallux valgus malformations and early-onset heterotopic ossification, which may be spontaneous or precipitated by trauma
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is the most common cause of hypercalcemia in the outpatient population. It is diagnosed in most individuals in the Western world at an asymptomatic stage without signs or symptoms of parathyroid hormone (PTH) calcium excess. Nonspecific symptoms include weakness,
OBJECTIVE
To describe extreme hypercalcemia as the presenting feature of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in an 8-yr-old girl and the combined use of pamidronate and calcitonin for its treatment.
METHODS
Case report.
METHODS
Pediatric intensive care unit.
METHODS
An 8-yr-old girl with 20.0 mg/dL serum
Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare inherited systemic metabolic disease caused by mutations in the tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP) gene. TNSALP is expressed in the liver, kidney and bone, and its substrates include TNSALP inorganic pyrophosphate, pyridoxal-5'-phosphate
We report a rare case of Bartter's syndrome in a 35-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The patient presented with leg weakness, fatigue, polyuria and polydipsia. Hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, and high renin and aldosterone concentrations were present, but the patient was normotensive.
Primary hyperoxaluria (PH) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by overproduction of oxalate due to specific enzyme deficiencies in glyoxylate metabolism. The primary clinical presentation is in the form of recurrent urolithiasis, progressive nephrocalcinosis, end-stage renal disease, and