title: The milk-alkali syndrome in pregnancy. Case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ullian
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Linas
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D002119:Calcium Carbonate