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Non-PTH mediated hypercalcemia has multiple etiologies including medications. There are some case reports showing TNF-alpha inhibitors causing sarcoidosis or sarcoidosis type presentation involving lungs, skin, lymph nodes, and kidneys. We report here a 69-year-old male with a past medical history of prostate cancer status post prostatectomy (in remission), CKD stage 3, and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis who was sent to the ED from clinic due to hypercalcemia. On admission, patient had a calcium level of 14.2 (8.7–10.4 mg/dL), albumin 4.1 (3.4–4.8 g/dL), magnesium 2.0 (1.3–2.7 mg/dL), creatinine 2.5 (0.7–1.3 mg/dL), iPTH |
