Milk-alkali syndrome in pre-eclamptic pregnancy: report of a patient and evaluation of albumin-corrected calcium in pre-eclamptic pregnancies.

Background: First reported in 1923 due to excessive ingestion of milk and bicarbonate for peptic ulcer disease, milk-alkali syndrome nearly disappeared by the 1980s. More recently, however, this syndrome has become a more common cause of hypercalcemia. This increase is likely due to the increased use of calcium carbonate for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.