title: Incomplete suppression of parathyroid hormone activity in sarcoidosis presenting with hypercalcaemia.
abstract: An adult patient presenting in summertime with sarcoidosis and demonstrating raised levels of serum calcium and 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol was observed to have a serum immuno-reactive parathyroid hormone concentration in the mid-normal range. Renal function was normal. Corticosteroid administration quickly depressed serum calcium and 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol into the normal range; serum parathyroid hormone also fell to low levels. It was concluded that corticosteroid suppression, when incorporating measurements of serum calcium and 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol concentrations, can distinguish between sarcoidosis-related hypercalcaemia and primary hyperparathyroidism. The significance of the changes in parathyroid hormone concentration is obscure.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D002118:Calcium