[Hypercalcaemia due to the milk-alkali syndrome].

Abstract

This case report is about an 87-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease and the milk-alkali syndrome, who took calcium carbonate as osteoporosis prophylaxis. We describe, how the milk-alkali syndrome can result in a triad of hypercalcaemia, metabolic alkalosis, and renal insufficiency. The syndrome is now the third most common cause of hypercalcaemia because of the use of calcium carbonate in osteoporosis prophylaxis and treatment, and the syndrome should be considered in patients with hypercalcaemia, as it may result in permanent renal impairment.

• Authors: Tamina Rokai Etemadi, Helle Skovmand Bosselmann
• Journal: Ugeskrift for laeger (Ugeskr Laeger) Vol. 180 Issue 7 (Feb 12 2018) ISSN: 1603-6824 [Electronic] Denmark
• PMID: 29465034 (Publication Type: Case Reports)

Chemical References

• Calcium Carbonate

Topics

• Aged, 80 and over
• Alkalosis (etiology, therapy)
• Calcium Carbonate (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Fatal Outcome
• Female
• Humans
• Hypercalcemia (etiology, therapy)
• Osteoporosis (prevention & control)
• Renal Insufficiency (etiology, therapy)