Abstract:Introduction: Hypercalcemia is a rather common clinical problem and a majority of cases are found to be secondary to primary hyperparathyroidism and malignancy. A rare cause of hypercalcemia is associated with high levels of vitamin A and thought to be secondary to the effect of vitamin A on bone to stimulate osteoclastic resorption or inhibit osteoblastic formation. Clinical Case: A 54 year-old male with a past medical history of CKD stage 3 secondary to medullary sponge kidney presented for hypercalcemia. He… Show more
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