Severe hypercalcemia and hypernatremia associated with calcipotriol for treatment of psoriasis.

J Bone Miner Metab

First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, School of Medicine, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, 807-8555, Kitakyushu, Japan.

Published: October 2004

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