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Case Reports
. 2018 Aug 20:2018:bcr2018225849.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225849.

Multiple renal calculi due to hypercalcaemia induced by over-the-counter vitamin D intoxication

Robin George Manappallil  1 , Sudhin Shylendran  2 , Aryasree Kakkattil  1 , Archana Della Thomas  2
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Multiple renal calculi due to hypercalcaemia induced by over-the-counter vitamin D intoxication

Robin George Manappallil et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Renal stone disease is a common and painful condition. Even though it is rarely fatal, patients describe it as the worst pain in their life. While dietary calcium may decrease the risk of stone formation, patients on supplemental calcium are at higher risk. Moreover, patients with diabetes are more prone to develop renal calculi. Hypervitaminosis D is a rare cause of hypercalcaemia. This is a case of an elderly diabetic man who developed multiple calcium oxalate renal stones due to hypercalcaemia following calcium-vitamin D supplementation.

Keywords: calcium and bone; diabetes; renal system; vitamins and supplements.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Ultrasound abdomen showing renal calculus.
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