title: Treatment of severe hypercalcemia with peritoneal dialysis in an infant with end-stage renal disease.
abstract: Recurrent and unusually severe hypercalcemia was observed in an infant undergoing continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis and receiving oral calcitriol and calcium carbonate. Rapid correction was achieved with peritoneal dialysis using a calcium-free dialysis solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, UCLA School of Medicine.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Querfeld
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Salusky
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Fine
mesh_terms: D015314:Dialysis Solutions; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D007223:Infant; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis
chemical_list: D015314:Dialysis Solutions