An unusual case of severe hypercalcemia: as dehydrated as a bone

Objective: Severe hypercalcemia is a medical emergency. Hyperparathyroidism, malignancy, vitamin D toxicity, infections such as tuberculosis, or systemic illness such as sarcoidosis are all possible etiologies. Among the less studied causes is dehydration. Our objective is to identify dehydration as...

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Main Authors: Roshan Acharya, Dylan M Winters, Cameron Rowe, Nathan Buckley, Smita Kafle, Bhaskar Chhetri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1851859