Hypercalcaemia due to immobilization of a patient with Paget's disease of bone.
A man with Paget's disease of bone was admitted with a fractured neck of femur. On admission he was normocalcaemic, but with immobilization he rapidly became hypercalcaemic, despite a normal diet and no medication. The hypercalcaemia responded to calcitonin. Although hypercalcaemia is often quoted as complicating the immobilization of such patients, well documented uncomplicated cases have rarely been reported.
D000368:Aged; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications*