The Use of Hemodialysis in Refractory Hypercalcemia Secondary to Parathyroid Carcinoma
Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare cause of hypercalcemia. Hypercalcemic crisis is a medical emergency. Hemodialysis is rarely needed to treat hypercalcaemia. We report a case of refractory hypercalcaemia secondary to parathyroid carcinoma requiring haemodialysis.
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| description | Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare cause of hypercalcemia. Hypercalcemic crisis is a medical emergency. Hemodialysis is rarely needed to treat hypercalcaemia. We report a case of refractory hypercalcaemia secondary to parathyroid carcinoma requiring haemodialysis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8c7d9aacc96d4468a3638fc007e132482025-02-03T07:25:50ZengWileyCase Reports in Critical Care2090-64202090-64392014-01-01201410.1155/2014/140906140906The Use of Hemodialysis in Refractory Hypercalcemia Secondary to Parathyroid CarcinomaHuai Heng Loh0Nurain Mohd Noor1Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Lot 77, Seksyen 22, KTLD Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, 93150 Kuching, Sarawak, MalaysiaEndocrine Unit, Putrajaya Hospital, Jalan 9, Presint 7, 62250 Putrajaya, MalaysiaParathyroid carcinoma is a rare cause of hypercalcemia. Hypercalcemic crisis is a medical emergency. Hemodialysis is rarely needed to treat hypercalcaemia. We report a case of refractory hypercalcaemia secondary to parathyroid carcinoma requiring haemodialysis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/140906 |
| spellingShingle | Huai Heng Loh Nurain Mohd Noor The Use of Hemodialysis in Refractory Hypercalcemia Secondary to Parathyroid Carcinoma Case Reports in Critical Care |
| title | The Use of Hemodialysis in Refractory Hypercalcemia Secondary to Parathyroid Carcinoma |
| title_full | The Use of Hemodialysis in Refractory Hypercalcemia Secondary to Parathyroid Carcinoma |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of Hemodialysis in Refractory Hypercalcemia Secondary to Parathyroid Carcinoma |
| title_short | The Use of Hemodialysis in Refractory Hypercalcemia Secondary to Parathyroid Carcinoma |
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