Nephrol Dial Transplant (2002) 17: 677-678
© 2002 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association
Nephroquiz
Hypercalcaemia-induced renal failurea mystery
(Section Editor: M. G. Zeier)
Department of Nephrology, Klinikum der Universität Heidelberg, Bergheimer Strasse 56a, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany Email: daniel_henriquez@med.uni-heidelberg.de
An 80-year-old male patient was admitted with a 2-week medical history of progressive weakness, anorexia, pollakisuria and subsequent oliguria.
The patient was slightly disoriented and a detailed history was difficult to obtain. His private physician reported a history of
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