The incidence and causes of hypercalcaemia. Issue 743 (September 1987)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dent, D. M.; Miller, J. L.; Klaff, L.; Barron, J.
• Is Part Of: Postgraduate medical journal. Volume 63:Issue 743(1987)
• Page Start: 745
• Page End: 750
• Publication Date: 1987-09
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.63.743.745
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0032-5473

Abstract

Abstract : A prospective screen for hypercalcaemia in 58, 053 hospital in-patients was conducted over 12 months. The incidence of hypercalcaemia was 0.6%, being transient in 19.2% of patients and sustained in the remainder. The most common causes in the sustained group were malignancy (45%) and primary hyperparathyroidism (16.5%). The incidence of primary hyperparathyroidism was 78/100, 000 hospital in-patients, and its discovery was directly attributable to the survey in over half the cases.