The milk-alkali syndrome in pregnancy. Case report.
We present a case of the milk-alkali syndrome occurring in pregnancy, an association not described in the medical literature. Ingestion of calcium carbonate and calcium-containing food was precipitated by the hyperemesis of pregnancy. Complications--hypercalcemia, dehydration, renal insufficiency, and pancreatitis--resolved within days. Here, the milk-alkali syndrome was the cause of the hypercalcemia of pregnancy. This case illustrates a rare cause of and complications from the milk-alkali syndrome.
Ullian
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Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver.
Linas
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D000328:Adult; D002119:Calcium Carbonate; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*
D004573:Electrolytes; D002119:Calcium Carbonate