title: Hypercalcemia and renal failure in a young man: lessons in diagnosis.
abstract: Hypercalcemia is a common clinical problem. Morbidity and mortality associated with hypercalcemia are directly related to its underlying cause, making identification of the correct underlying etiology vital. When hypercalcemia is combined with acute kidney injury it points towards very specific diagnoses. We present a case of a young man with hypercalcemia and acute kidney injury who had multiple unusual laboratory findings that lead to the establishment of a correct diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Pichet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Iampornpipopchai
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Xi E
authors.initials: XE
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Deb
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mojumder
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Katsobashvili
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA srubinst@numc.edu.
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rubinstein
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D001797:Blood Protein Electrophoresis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male