Hypercalcaemia in adolescent tetraplegic patients: Case report and review

Franz U. Steinberg; Stanley J. Birge; Nancy E. Cooke

doi:10.1038/sc.1978.10

Hypercalcaemia in adolescent tetraplegic patients: Case report and review

Franz U. Steinberg, Stanley J. Birge, Nancy E. Cooke

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Abstract

The paper presents the case history of a 15-year-old boy with traumatic tetraplegia who developed hypercalcaemia within 6 weeks of injury. The condition was initially controlled by the infusion of intravenous fluids in large amounts and by the administration of calcitonin. After 3 weeks, calcitonin became ineffective. Eventually the hypercalcaemia responded to cortisone administered in low dosage. The endocrinologic implications of this observation are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	60-67
Number of pages	8
Journal	Paraplegia
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1978.10
State	Published - May 1978

Keywords

Adrenocortical insufficiency
Hypercalcaemia
Spinal cord injury
Tetraplegia

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Steinberg, F. U., Birge, S. J., & Cooke, N. E. (1978). Hypercalcaemia in adolescent tetraplegic patients: Case report and review. Paraplegia, 16(1), 60-67. https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1978.10

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