title: Hypercalcemia and renal failure in the course of sarcoidosis--case report.
abstract: Disturbances of calcium metabolism such as hypercalcemia or/and hypercalciuria in the course of sarcoidosis can be  a cause of renal failure in some patients. Life threatening hypercalcemia in sarcoidosis patients is not very frequent. Severe  hypercalcemia leading to renal insufficiency is a very rare condition. We present a case of 53-year old man who was admitted  to Department of Lung Diseases because of hypercalcemic syndrome and renal failure, and in whom diagnosis of sarcoidosis  was made. He was successfully treated with systemic corticosteroids. In this article we present physiological mechanism of  hypercalcemia in sarcoidosis patients, mechanism of renal damage and management of these difficult problems.
authors.affiliation: Hiperkalcemia i uszkodzenie nerek w przebiegu sarkoidozy--opis przypadku. a.kempisty@igichp.edu.pl
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kempisty
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuś
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones