Severe Hypercalcemia and Acute Renal Failure: An Unusual Presentation of Sarcoidosis

Although hypercalcemia is a known metabolic complication of sarcoidosis, it is rarely a presenting manifestation. Long-standing hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria can cause nephrocalcinosis and chronic renal failure. Acute renal failure, although described, is also a rare presentation of patients with...

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Main Authors: Rudruidee Karnchanasorn, Molly Sarikonda, Saleh Aldasouqi, Ved V. Gossain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/423659
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