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
Case 1 | Case 2 | Reference range | |
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PTH: parathyroid hormone. | |||
Serum calcium | 16.8 mg/dL | 13.8 mg/dL | 8.6 - 11.2 mg/dL |
Phosphorus | 5.4 mg/dL | 5.4 mg/dL | 4.9 - 8.9 mg/dL |
Magnesium | 1.6 mg/dL | 1.9 mg/dL | 1.6 - 2.3 mg/dL |
PTH | < 3.4 pg/mL | < 3.4 pg/mL | 11.5 - 82.7 pg/mL |
Urine calcium to creatinine ratio | 2.13 | Not obtained | |
25-hydroxy vitamin D | 18.3 ng/mL | 18.4 ng/mL | 20.0 - 100.0 ng/mL |
1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D | 235.5 pg/mL | 127.0 pg/mL | 19.9 - 79.3 pg/mL |
Triglycerides | 589 mg/dL | Not obtained | 35 - 291 mg/dL |
Case 1 | Case 2 | |
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All values are in mg/dL with reference range of 8.6 - 11.2 mg/dL. | ||
On admission | 16.8 | 13.8 |
1 day after admission | 13.0 | 13.0 |
2 days after admission | 13.2 | 11.8 |
3 days after admission | 10.6 | 9.8 |
6 days after admission | 8.8 | 9.7 |
2 weeks after admission | 10.7 | 9.9 |
3 weeks after admission | 10.6 | 10.4 |
4 weeks after admission | 10.5 | 10.1 |
6 - 7 weeks after admission | 10.2 | 10.6 |
3 months after admission | n/a | 10.4 |
5 months after admission | 10.7 | 11.2 |