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Abstract
Two infants with subcutaneous fat necrosis had hypercalcemia that normalized during glucocorticoid treatment. The combination of hypercalcemia, normal concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, an elevated concentration of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, a suppressed parathyroid hormone level, and low-normal bone turnover indicated abnormal 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D production with increased intestinal absorption of calcium. Unregulated production of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D by the granulomatous cells of fat necrosis may cause hypercalcemia.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8441106 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)83441-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr ISSN: 0022-3476 Impact factor: 4.406