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Glucocorticoid effects in vitamin D intoxication.
Archives of Internal Medicine
|September 1, 1979
Summary
Prednisone effectively treated hypercalcemia in a hypoparathyroid patient with vitamin D intoxication. The treatment reduced serum calcium and urinary calcium excretion by decreasing calcium release from bones.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology
- Metabolic Bone Disease
Background:
- Vitamin D intoxication can lead to severe hypercalcemia.
- Hypoparathyroidism presents challenges in calcium regulation.
- Glucocorticoids are sometimes used to manage hypercalcemia.