Document Details
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Document Type |
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Article In Journal |
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Document Title |
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Hypercalcemia At King Abdulaziz University Hospital: Causes And Clinical Profile Hypercalcemia At King Abdulaziz University Hospital: Causes And Clinical Profile |
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Document Language |
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English |
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Abstract |
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Aim:
To determine the cause and clinical profile of hypercalcemia at King AbdulAziz University Hospital (KAUH) and to compare our findings with those reported in the literature.
Method:
Medical records of patients with hypercalcemia seen at KAUH in the period between January to December 2000 were studied. patient’s age, sex, nationality, level of corrected serum calcium, cause of hypercalcemia, clinical presentation, presence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension were recorded.
Results:
A total of 217 patients were studied, 131/217 (60%) were children and 86/217 (40%) were adults. Chronic renal failure, malignancy and primary hyperparathyroidism were the commonest causes of hypercalcemia in adults and they were less common in children, 39/86 ( 45%), 30/86 (35%), 8/86 (9%) versus 10/131 (7%) ,21/131 (16%) and no cases of primary hyperparathyroidism (p <0.001). Weakness, anorexia and vomiting were common clinical features in both children and adults, 125/131 (95%), 118/131 (90%), 101/131 (77%) versus 79/86 (92%),80/86 (93%), 54/86 (63%) (p 0.3, 0.4, 0.02 respectively).
Conclusion:
Chronic renal failure is the commonest cause of hypercalcemia in our hospital followed by malignancy and primary hyperparathyroidism in the adult group while these causes were less common in children. The most common clinical manifestations in both children and adults are non specific which is comparable with those reported in the literature. |
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ISSN |
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1319-1004 |
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Journal Name |
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Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society |
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Volume |
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14 |
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Issue Number |
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3 |
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Publishing Year |
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2002 AH
2002 AD |
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Article Type |
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Article |
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Added Date |
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010 |
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Researchers
| أ.د. دعـــد أكبر | Akbar, Prof. Daad | Researcher | Doctorate | |
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