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Arch Hellen Med, 28(6), November-December 2011, 819-822 CASE REPORT Hypercalcemia in a young female with hypoparathyroidism K. Bakalakou, I. Ioannidis, N. Komitopoulos |
Milk alkali syndrome appears to be the third most common cause of hypercalcemia, reported as a complication of treatment with calcium especially in elderly osteoporotic patients with renal insufficiency. One case is reported here of hypercalcemia, alkalosis and renal failure in a young female patient with hypoparathyroidism who was receiving calcium carbonate and vitamin D as substitution therapy.
Key words: Calcium carbonate, Hypercalcemia, Hypoparathyroidism, Milk alkali syndrome, Vitamin D.
