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DOI: 10.1177/146642400212200317 © 2002 Royal Society for the Promotion of Health Lessons to be learned: a case study approachSunshine-induced hypercalcaemia?Worthing Hospital, Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 2DH, England
Worthing Hospital, Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 2DH, England A man of 56 years presented with severe hypercalcaemia shortly after returning from a holiday in the sun. The final diagnosis was sarcoidosis. Measurement of the metabolites of vitamin D did not support sunshine exposure as being a contributary factor to the hypercalcaemia. The effects of sarcoid tissue on calcium metabolism are discussed.
Key Words: Hypercalcaemia sarcoidosis sunshine vitamin D
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