title: [2 dialysis cases which came to our clinic for the symptoms caused by hypercalcemia].
abstract: We'll report 2 dialysis cases which came to our clinic for the symptoms caused by hypercalcemia. Patients complained of sleeplessness, itching, headache, palpitation, apathy, akinesis, leanness, foot gangrene and so on. Hypercalcemia is one of the complication of vitamin D and calcium carbonate administration in chronic renal failure, though the frequency and risk are not clearly documented. Hypercalcemia aggravates the outcome of patients on dialysis and contributes to vascular calcification in long term. Recently various factors involving cardiovascular calcification are discussed, but first of all we must be very careful for the symptoms of hypercalcemia, and careful monitoring of plasma calcium concentration are recommended.
authors.affiliation: Motomachi HD Clinic.
authors.forename: Jeongsoo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishioka
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shinko
authors.forename: Takatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shibuya
authors.forename: Hiroomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kasumoto
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bito
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Keitaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komaba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology; D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D; D002119:Calcium Carbonate