Excessive calcium ingestion leading to milk-alkali syndrome
| Autor: | O M Gibby, J J Weiner, C S Bailey, M D Penney |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Hypercalcaemia medicine.medical_treatment Clinical Biochemistry chemistry.chemical_element Calcium Pre-Eclampsia Pregnancy Antacid medicine Humans Ingestion Dyspepsia Eclampsia Diphosphonates business.industry Pregnancy Outcome General Medicine Milk-alkali syndrome medicine.disease Surgery Discontinuation Pregnancy Complications chemistry In utero Anesthesia Hypercalcemia Female Antacids business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 45:527-529 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1001 0004-5632 |
| DOI: | 10.1258/acb.2008.008006 |
| Popis: | This report describes the presentation and clinical course of a 40-year-old woman who had an emergency admission for eclampsia. During routine investigations, she was found to have profound hypercalcaemia, the cause of which was identified as milk-alkali syndrome, caused by self-medication with antacid tablets for dyspepsia. Treatment with aggressive rehydration, bisphosphonates and discontinuation of antacid tablets restored normocalcaemia. The patient made a full recovery with no long-term side-effects. Her male infant was safely delivered with no deleterious effects of exposure to high calcium concentrations in utero. |
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