An Uncommon Cause of Severe Hypercalcemia: Vitamin D Supplementation in Sarcoidosis

Am J Med. 2021 Nov;134(11):e555-e556. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.04.037. Epub 2021 May 28.

Authors

Simant Singh Thapa¹, Jasmine Sandhu², Birendra P Sah³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Electronic address: thapasimant@gmail.com.
² Department of Internal Medicine.
³ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine; Medical Director Upstate University Sarcoidosis Clinic, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse.

PMID: 34058157
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.04.037

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Humans
Hydroxychloroquine / therapeutic use
Hypercalcemia / etiology*
Hypercalcemia / therapy
Lymphadenopathy / pathology
Male
Mediastinum
Pancreatitis / etiology*
Pancreatitis / therapy
Prednisone / therapeutic use
Sarcoidosis / complications*
Sarcoidosis / diagnosis
Sarcoidosis / drug therapy
Sarcoidosis / pathology
Vitamin D / adverse effects
Vitamin D / analogs & derivatives*

Substances

Antirheumatic Agents
Glucocorticoids
Vitamin D
Hydroxychloroquine
25-hydroxyvitamin D
Prednisone