Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hypercalcemia is not uncommon in granulomatous disorders, especially sarcoidosis and tuberculosis. Prevalence in sarcoidosis may be 2-63%, depending on the population studied. Uncontrolled synthesis of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin-D by the macrophages is the underlying mechanism. Here we present a case of hypercalcemia, initially thought to be due to hypervitaminosis-D but later diagnosed to have sarcoidosis.Case Presentation: This 49-year-old gentl...