International Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, ISSN 1927-1255 print, 1927-1263 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 10, Number 1, March 2021, pages 6-9


Successfully Treating Hypercalcemia Secondary to Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis With Pamidronate: A Case Series

Tables

Table 1. Initial Laboratory Values
 
Case 1Case 2Reference range
PTH: parathyroid hormone.
Serum calcium16.8 mg/dL13.8 mg/dL8.6 - 11.2 mg/dL
Phosphorus5.4 mg/dL5.4 mg/dL4.9 - 8.9 mg/dL
Magnesium1.6 mg/dL1.9 mg/dL1.6 - 2.3 mg/dL
PTH< 3.4 pg/mL< 3.4 pg/mL11.5 - 82.7 pg/mL
Urine calcium to creatinine ratio2.13Not obtained
25-hydroxy vitamin D18.3 ng/mL18.4 ng/mL20.0 - 100.0 ng/mL
1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D235.5 pg/mL127.0 pg/mL19.9 - 79.3 pg/mL
Triglycerides589 mg/dLNot obtained35 - 291 mg/dL

 

Table 2. Follow-Up Calcium Values
 
Case 1Case 2
All values are in mg/dL with reference range of 8.6 - 11.2 mg/dL.
On admission16.813.8
1 day after admission13.013.0
2 days after admission13.211.8
3 days after admission10.69.8
6 days after admission8.89.7
2 weeks after admission10.79.9
3 weeks after admission10.610.4
4 weeks after admission10.510.1
6 - 7 weeks after admission10.210.6
3 months after admissionn/a10.4
5 months after admission10.711.2