Protection of Bone Density in Sarcoidosis: Can we Give Vitamin D without Causing Hypercalcemia?
ABSTRACT: Objective: Sarcoidosis is commonly complicated by hypercalcemia due to extrarenal 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone–related peptide production. Bisphosphonates are often given to these patients to protect bone during steroid treatment; this is frequently preceded by vitamin D...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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| Series: | AACE Clinical Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520304296 |