Endocrine Abstracts

A 21-year-old woman with homozygous sickle cell disease, presented to A&E with vomiting and diarrhoea, and was noted to be hypercalcaemic (corrected calcium 3.00 mmol/l [ref. 2.2–2.6]; phosphate 0.48 mmol/l [ref. 0.8–1.5]). She reported polyuria and polydipsia, but no other symptoms of hypercalcaemia. There was no history of renal stones, renal impairment, or fragility fracture. A maternal aunt required parathyroidectomy in middle age. Bloods revealed PTH 138.4 pmo...