Unusual Case of Dehydration Leading to Severe Symptomatic Hypercalcemia

01 June 2022 : Case report USA

Unknown etiology

Ojbindra KC^1ABCDEF*, Punya Hari Dahal

^1EF, Manisha Koirala^1EF, Enas Al Zaghal^2EF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936204

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936204

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Table 3. The degree of hypercalcemia with clinical manifestations.

Degree of hypercalcemia	Corrected Calcium levels*	Symptoms/signs
Mild	10.5–11.9 mg/dL	Usually asymptomatic, constipation, fatigue, depression
Moderate	12–13.9 mg/dL	Anorexia, nausea, polyuria, polydipsia, dehydration, shortened QT interval, muscle weakness, cognitive dysfunction
Severe	>14 mg/dL	Lethargy, confusion, stupor, coma, pancreatitis, renal insufficiency, muscle weakness, arrhythmia, ventricular tachycardia
^* Corrected calcium(mg/dL)=measured total calcium(mg/dL)+0.8 (4.0-serum albumin (g/dL)

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