A Case of Milk-Alkali Syndrome.
alkali
calcium
hypercalcemia
milk
syndrome
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2023
Apr 2023
Historique:
accepted:
26
04
2023
medline:
30
5
2023
pubmed:
30
5
2023
entrez:
30
5
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Milk-alkali syndrome is described by a triad of elevated levels of calcium, metabolic alkalosis, and acute kidney injury that historically occurred as a result of the combined intake of large amounts of calcium and absorbable alkali. It is becoming common recently with the use of over-the-counter calcium supplements for osteoporosis treatment in postmenopausal women. We present a case of a 62-year-old female who presented with generalized weakness. She was noted to have severe hypercalcemia, and impaired renal function with a significant history of daily over-the-counter calcium supplement use and as-needed calcium carbonate use for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This case highlights the stepwise approach to the evaluation and management of hypercalcemia. She was appropriately treated with the resolution of hypercalcemia and presenting symptoms.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37252584
doi: 10.7759/cureus.38171
pmc: PMC10224712
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e38171Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Opoku et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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