Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Milk – alkali syndrome is a rare and distinctive disorder caused by ingestion of large amounts of calcium and absorbable alkali resulting in hypercalcemia. It is characterized by a triad of hypercalcemia, metabolic alkalosis and renal failure. It was first described in 1920s, as it was mainly caused by administration of milk and bicarbonate for treatment of peptic ulcers. Since the usage of new treatment modalities for peptic ulcer disease, the incidences of...