Atypical presentation of hypercalcemia in elderly | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology | ||||
| Article 7, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2017, Page 27-32 PDF (598.15 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejgg.2017.5351 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Ali SH | ||||
| Geriatrics& Gerontology department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. , Ain Shams Ageing Research Center. Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Hypercalcemia is a common cl inical problem wi th an estimated pr evalence of 0.1% to 0.01% among hospi tal ized patients and this can be ten times more in elder ly. T he a da ge, “s to nes , g r oans , b on es , an d ps y c hi a tri c ov e rto nes ” i s o fte n us e d t o de s c ri b e t he s ym pto ms of hy p er p ar athy r oi di sm . Ho wev e r, 80% of el de rl y wi t h pri ma ry hyperparathyroidism present wi th asymptomatic or atypical hypercalcemia. We are classical ly taught that two most common causes of hypercalcemia are mal ignancy and primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Many case repor ts are publ ished discussing the atypical presentation of hypercalcemia in elderly, meanwhi le, the review article discussing hypercalcemia in elderly is since 1988 (1) which also is the gold standard upon which, symptoms of hypercalcemia in elderly are counted on and we can see that many cases are presented in a di fferent way now. This mini review includes case repor ts of atypical presentation of hypercalcemia in elderly aiming to establ ish a new sight about presentation in this age group. | ||||
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