[Polyuria, polydipsia]

Praxis (Bern 1994). 1994 Dec 13;83(50):1418-21.
[Article in German]

Abstract

A 24 year old patient with epigastric pain, polyuria, polydipsia and hypercalcemia was admitted to the hospital. Besides the frequent causes of hypercalcemia such as primary hyperparathyroidism and malignancy-related hypercalcemia we had to consider sarcoidosis because of massive splenomegaly. The interstitial lung disease shown on x-ray films of the chest, the epithelioid granulomas in lung tissue and the increased ACE confirmed the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Hypercalcemia is found in less than 5% of all cases with sarcoidosis. After treatment with steroids, diphosphonates and diuretics all symptoms and the hypercalcemia improved.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Clinical Conference
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Drinking*
  • Humans
  • Hypercalcemia / complications*
  • Hypercalcemia / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Polyuria / etiology*
  • Sarcoidosis / complications*
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnosis
  • Sarcoidosis / physiopathology