title: Can atorvastatin calcium cause asymptomatic hypercalcemia?
abstract: The use of statins may have unnatural effects. A 54-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with an incidental finding of hypercalcemia (10.8 mg/dL). There was no disease other than hyperlipidemia, and the patient had been on a course of atorvastatin calcium 10 mg for 1.5 years. A workup investigation to diagnose the cause of hypercalcemia was completed. The investigation did not reveal any pathological diseases that may have caused the hypercalcemia. The hypercalcemia resolved after atorvastatin-calcium was stopped, and the patient developed hypercalcemia shortly after the initiation of the atorvastatin calcium. Here, we report a clinical case of recurrent hypercalcemia possibly induced by atorvastatin calcium administration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Süleyman Hilmi
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ipekçi
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Süleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baldane
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sözen
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kebapçılar
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D011758:Pyrroles; D000069059:Atorvastatin