An unexpected case of hypercalcaemia and hilar fullness.

Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med

Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Published: October 2020

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Hypercalcaemia, a condition with abnormally raised calcium levels, is commonly caused by cancer, immobility, certain supplements and other diseases such as sarcoidosis. In this case report, we present a 65-year-old female who presented with hypercalcaemia, hilar adenopathy on chest X-ray and a pathological fracture of her ankle that was unexpectedly due to hyperparathyroidism.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8203083PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2020.v26i3.043DOI Listing

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