Pamidronate treatment in patient developed hypercalcemia due to hypervitaminosis D

Vitamin D supplementation in childhood in order to rickets prophylaxis is given from the neonatal period. However, inappropriate vitamin D supplementation may be administered by families for children’s growth and development and early teething or may be given high dose vitamin D for the treatment by...

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Published in:Şişli Etfal Hastanesi tıp bülteni 2014-01, Vol.48 (4), p.322
Main Authors: Sarı, Ergül, Bülbül, Lida, Benzer, Meryem, Akçay, Teoman, Neslihan Özkul Sağlam, Hatipoğlu, Sami
Format: Article
Language:Turkish
Subjects:
Rickets
Vitamin D
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Summary:Vitamin D supplementation in childhood in order to rickets prophylaxis is given from the neonatal period. However, inappropriate vitamin D supplementation may be administered by families for children’s growth and development and early teething or may be given high dose vitamin D for the treatment by physicians due to incorrect assessment of rickets laboratory findings. For these reasons, vitamin D intoxication related hypercalcemia in some cases determined. This article are presented for emphasize the efficacy of pamidronate treatment in vitamin D intoxication developed five month old girl after use of vitamin D once ampoules, developing hypercalcemia and nephrocalcinosis stage 2.
ISSN:1302-7123
1308-5123
DOI:10.5350/SEMB.20140715062539