Severe hypercalcemia; as an unusual presenting feature of distal renal tubular acidosis Distal renal tübüler asidozun nadir bir bulgusu; aǧir hiperkalsemi

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YÜKSEL S., DÖNMEZ O., Durmaz O.

Turk Pediatri Arsivi, vol.45, no.4, pp.380-383, 2010 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tpa.45.380
  • Journal Name: Turk Pediatri Arsivi
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.380-383
  • Keywords: Distal renal tubular acidosis, Hypercalcemia, Infancy, Nephrocalcinosis
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Although nephrocalcinosis is a common finding in patients with distal renal tubular acidosis, the patients are usually normocalcemic. Distal renal tubular acidosis in childhood as a cause of hypercalcemia is very rare. We presented a four month-old infant with distal renal tubular acidosis and hypercalcemia, and reviewed the literature for its pathogenesis. We suggest that distal renal tubular acidosis should also be considered in the assessment of the etiology of hypercalcemia in infancy though it is very rare.