Evaluation and aetiopathogenesis of hypercalcaemia. A study of 89 patients.
Eighty nine cases with hypercalcaemia were seen during the period 1975-87. Malignancy of nonparathyroid tissue was responsible in 72 cases (80.9%). The other causes were primary hyperparathyroidism (11 cases), hypervitaminosis D (5) and sarcoidosis (1). Every patient with hypercalcaemia needs careful evaluation to establish the aetiological basis so that specific treatment may be instituted.
Gupta
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Armed Forces Medical College, Poona.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology*; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications