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Hypercalcemia in children.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Benjamin, RW; Moats-Staats, BM; Calikoglu's, A; Savendahl, L; Chrysis, D
Published in: Pediatr Endocrinol Rev
March 2008

Hypercalcemia is an occasional clinical problem in outpatient and in patient pediatrics. If undiagnosed and untreated, it can cause significant sequelae. While the differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia is expansive, the clinician can isolate the cause with their patients if a step-wise approach is taken clinically and biochemically. Here we present the case of an adolescent female with symptomatic hypercalcemia and a family history of hypercalcemia. Next we discuss each cause within the differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia, and provide an algorithm for evaluating patients. We then revisit the case to identify the cause with the proband.

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Published In

Pediatr Endocrinol Rev

ISSN

1565-4753

Publication Date

March 2008

Volume

5

Issue

3

Start / End Page

778 / 784

Location

Israel

Related Subject Headings

  • Hypercalcemia
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Child
  • Algorithms
  • Adolescent
  • 3215 Reproductive medicine
  • 3213 Paediatrics
 

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Benjamin, R. W., Moats-Staats, B. M., Calikoglu’s, A., Savendahl, L., & Chrysis, D. (2008). Hypercalcemia in children. Pediatr Endocrinol Rev, 5(3), 778–784.
Benjamin, Robert W., Billie M. Moats-Staats, Ali Calikoglu’s, Lars Savendahl, and Dionisios Chrysis. “Hypercalcemia in children.Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 5, no. 3 (March 2008): 778–84.
Benjamin RW, Moats-Staats BM, Calikoglu’s A, Savendahl L, Chrysis D. Hypercalcemia in children. Pediatr Endocrinol Rev. 2008 Mar;5(3):778–84.
Benjamin, Robert W., et al. “Hypercalcemia in children.Pediatr Endocrinol Rev, vol. 5, no. 3, Mar. 2008, pp. 778–84.
Benjamin RW, Moats-Staats BM, Calikoglu’s A, Savendahl L, Chrysis D. Hypercalcemia in children. Pediatr Endocrinol Rev. 2008 Mar;5(3):778–784.

Published In

Pediatr Endocrinol Rev

ISSN

1565-4753

Publication Date

March 2008

Volume

5

Issue

3

Start / End Page

778 / 784

Location

Israel

Related Subject Headings

  • Hypercalcemia
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Child
  • Algorithms
  • Adolescent
  • 3215 Reproductive medicine
  • 3213 Paediatrics