Disturbances in the metabolism of calcium and vitamin D in a case of sarcoidosis.
A case of subcutaneous nodular sarcoidosis presented low 25-hydroxy-vitamin D levels during the active phase of the disease, while the serum calcium levels were increased. During spontaneous remission both 25-OHD levels and serum calcium levels returned to normal.
D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols / Q000097:blood; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000150:complications; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000378:metabolism*
D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols; D014807:Vitamin D; D002118:Calcium