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The case history of a 65 year old female patient has been reported here by the authors. The patient was admitted to the Intensive Therapy Unit owing to her repeated heart pain. Later she was transferred to the Department of Medicine to establish the exact diagnosis. Prepyloric ulcer and hypertension
BACKGROUND
Hypercalcemia is a common manifestation in clinical practice and occurs as a result of primary hyperparathyroidism, malignancy, milk-alkali syndrome, hyper or hypothyroidism, sarcoidosis and other known and unknown causes. Patients with milk-alkali syndrome typically are presented with
To report a case of severe hypercalcemia, exacerbated by vitamin A supplementation and hydrochlorothiazide, in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism.Clinical and laboratory findings are presented along with response to Pharmacological treatment of hypercalcemia is essential for patients with parathyroid carcinoma and intractable primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Use of the calcimimetic cinacalcet hydrochloride (cinacalcet) is an option to treat such patients. We investigated the efficacy and safety of cinacalcet
BACKGROUND
Hypercalcemia associated with lymphomas can be secondary to increased calcitriol [1,25(OH)2 vitamin D3], PTHrP, or osteolytic metastases.
OBJECTIVE
A case of calcitriol-mediated hypercalcemia secondary to non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a patient with postsurgical hypoparathyroidism is
A 55-year-old man who had liver metastasis after undergoing surgery for renal cancer was hospitalized immediately on May 4, 1987 with complaints of general malaise, epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting. Because of abnormally high levels of blood calcium 15.6 mg/dl and serum amylase 2,069 IU/l, the
Hypercalcemia is a rare complication of hematological malignancy in children. An 8-year-old girl with CALLA (+) Pre-B-cell ALL developed hypercalcemia during bone marrow relapse. She had nausea, vomiting, leg pain, polyuria, polydipsia, and muscle weakness. At the time of relapse, the ionized
BACKGROUND
There are multiple clinical manifestations of hypercalcemia and several causes of hypercalcemia. Hypercalcemia caused by milk-alkali syndrome is increasing in frequency.
METHODS
A 26-year-old woman presented after having undergone caesarian section. She complained of severe myalgias,
BACKGROUND
Seminomas have been rarely associated with malignant hypercalcemia. The responsible mechanism of hypercalcemia in this setting has been described to be secondary to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D secretion. The relationship with PTHrP has not been determined or studied.The aim of this study is
A 37-year-old female with hypercalcemia presented with lumbago, nausea and vomiting. Peripheral blood (PB) and bone marrow (BM) smears revealed no lymphoblasts on the first admission. The value of parathyroid hormone related protein (PTHrP) was increased and osteoporosis was found in the lumbar
We encountered a 58-year-old female patient who developed hypercalcemia and multiple bone lesions. She complained of lumbodorsal pain, nausea and vomiting on admission. Radiographic examination revealed multiple osteolytic lesions. She was diagnosed diffuse large B cell lymphoma (BLBCL) by bone
Malignant hypercalcemia and thrombocytopenia may result from bone metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma (CC). Our case was 53-year-old man admitted to emergency department with symptoms of anorexia, weight loss, nausea, vomiting, and general fatigue in February 2012. His laboratory findings showed
OBJECTIVE
We present this case to emphasize the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of an acute severe hypercalcemic syndrome due to primary hyperparathyroidism as a consequence of an undiagnosed adenoma of the parathyroid gland.
METHODS
A 50-year-old man presented at another hospital with
Hypercalcemia is one of the most critical complications in patients with malignancy. We have used salmon calcitonin for treatment of hypercalcemia in these patients. The subjects were 49 hypercalcemic patients with various malignancies. Synthetic salmon calcitonin (SCT) was provided by Teikoku