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ea0081ep168 | Calcium and Bone | ECE2022

Hypercalcemia in sarcoidosis unmasked by treatment with Vitamin D

Kejem Helmine , Williams Scott , George Emmanuel , Chiu Yee Ho , Shankar Upendram Srinivas

We present the case history of a 62 year old male, who was recently diagnosed with sarcoidosis which was confirmed on biopsy of a calf nodule. CT scan revealed pulmonary involvement. Our patient had low vitamin D 12 nmol/l (nr 50–100) and initial adjusted calcium was 2.48 mmol/l (2.13–2.63). DEXA bone density scan revealed osteopenia. He was commenced on loading dose of colecalciferol 40,000 units weekly and received 3 doses. He presented 1 month later with polydipsi...