Hypercalcemia, pulling the thread

Authors

  • Dulce Martínez-Cámara 2nd year Internal Medicine Resident, Jaén University Hospital, Jaén, Spain https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3128-4840
  • María del Mar Orozco-Casado 2nd year Internal Medicine Resident, Jaén University Hospital, Jaén, Spain https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8350-2602
  • Estefanía Ríder-Reyes 2nd year Internal Medicine Resident, Jaén University Hospital, Jaén, Spain https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0925-5337
  • Ascensión Vílchez-Parras Specialist in Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Jaén, Jaén, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0229-0318
  • Agustín Colodro-Ruiz Specialist in Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Jaén, Jaén, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32818/reccmi.a9n2a17

Keywords:

sarcoidosis, hypercalcemia, renal failure

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that mainly affects adults aged 50 to 70 years, characterized by the forma­tion of non-necrotizing granulomas causing pulmonary fibrosis or systemic conditions, sometimes being symp­tomatic or incidentally discovered. We present a 51-year-old patient admitted for severe hypercalcemia and renal failure routinely detected, presenting symptoms such as nocturnal itching, asthenia and insomnia. The analyses revealed renal failure, hypercalcemia, elevated angiotensin converting enzyme and elevated vitamin D with de­creased PTH. With the findings of complementary tests, the primary diagnosis was oriented to stage III sarcoidosis with secondary hypercalcemia.

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Published

2024-08-26

How to Cite

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Martínez-Cámara D, Orozco-Casado M del M, Ríder-Reyes E, Vílchez-Parras A, Colodro-Ruiz A. Hypercalcemia, pulling the thread. Rev Esp Casos Clin Med Intern [Internet]. 2024 Aug. 26 [cited 2024 Dec. 26];9(2):94-6. Available from: https://www.reccmi.com/RECCMI/article/view/1035