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Unusual Etiology of Hypercalcemia in an Adolescent With Acute Gastroenteritis
We present the report of an adolescent female who presented with acute gastroenteritis, weight loss, and hypercalcemia. Further evaluation revealed hyperthyroidism to be the cause of hypercalcemia. Treatment of hyperthyroidism successfully corrected the hypercalcemia in our index case.
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8372673/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34430099 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16483 |
| Sumario: | We present the report of an adolescent female who presented with acute gastroenteritis, weight loss, and hypercalcemia. Further evaluation revealed hyperthyroidism to be the cause of hypercalcemia. Treatment of hyperthyroidism successfully corrected the hypercalcemia in our index case. |
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