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Case Report
Volume 10, Number 1, March 2021, pages 6-9
Successfully Treating Hypercalcemia Secondary to Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis With Pamidronate: A Case Series
Tables
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Reference range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTH: parathyroid hormone. | |||
| Serum calcium | 16.8 mg/dL | 13.8 mg/dL | 8.6 - 11.2 mg/dL |
| Phosphorus | 5.4 mg/dL | 5.4 mg/dL | 4.9 - 8.9 mg/dL |
| Magnesium | 1.6 mg/dL | 1.9 mg/dL | 1.6 - 2.3 mg/dL |
| PTH | < 3.4 pg/mL | < 3.4 pg/mL | 11.5 - 82.7 pg/mL |
| Urine calcium to creatinine ratio | 2.13 | Not obtained | |
| 25-hydroxy vitamin D | 18.3 ng/mL | 18.4 ng/mL | 20.0 - 100.0 ng/mL |
| 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D | 235.5 pg/mL | 127.0 pg/mL | 19.9 - 79.3 pg/mL |
| Triglycerides | 589 mg/dL | Not obtained | 35 - 291 mg/dL |
| Case 1 | Case 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| All values are in mg/dL with reference range of 8.6 - 11.2 mg/dL. | ||
| On admission | 16.8 | 13.8 |
| 1 day after admission | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| 2 days after admission | 13.2 | 11.8 |
| 3 days after admission | 10.6 | 9.8 |
| 6 days after admission | 8.8 | 9.7 |
| 2 weeks after admission | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| 3 weeks after admission | 10.6 | 10.4 |
| 4 weeks after admission | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| 6 - 7 weeks after admission | 10.2 | 10.6 |
| 3 months after admission | n/a | 10.4 |
| 5 months after admission | 10.7 | 11.2 |