Sarcoidosis presenting as symptomatic hypercalcemia in an octogenarian

Clinical Geriatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 43-46

  Jamie, Sharon ^a   Tyler Jr , Carl V ^a,b   Parambil, Joseph G ^b  

^a FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; MACROGOL; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PREDNISONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRAZODONE; WARFARIN; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTIPATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SARCOIDOSIS; SPONDYLOSIS;

EID: 80051893302     PISSN: 10951598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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