title: Hypercalcemia of advanced chronic liver disease: a forgotten clinical entity!
abstract: Hypercalcemia caused by advanced chronic liver disease (CLD) without hepatic neoplasia is uncommonly reported and poorly understood condition. We are reporting two cases of advanced CLD who developed hypercalcemia in the course of the disease. This diagnosis of exclusion was made only after meticulous ruling out of all causes of hypercalcemia. The unique feature of this type of hypercalcemia is its transient nature that may or may not require treatment. This clinical condition in patients with CLD should be kept in mind while evaluating the cause of hypercalcemia in them.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, India.
authors.forename: Mohammad Shafi
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kuchay
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, India.
authors.forename: Sunil Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, India.
authors.forename: Khalid Jamal
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Farooqui
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, India.
authors.forename: Beena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, India.
authors.forename: Jasjeet Singh
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wasir
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, India.
authors.forename: Ambrish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mithal
keywords: cirrhosis; hypercalcemia; parathyroid hormone