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Case Reports
. 2019 Apr 15;58(8):1123-1126.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1927-18. Epub 2018 Dec 18.

A Rare Presentation of Hypermagnesemia Associated with Acute Kidney Injury due to Hypercalcemia

Taro Horino  1 , Osamu Ichii  2 , Yoshio Terada  1
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Case Reports

A Rare Presentation of Hypermagnesemia Associated with Acute Kidney Injury due to Hypercalcemia

Taro Horino et al. Intern Med. .

Abstract

A 79-year-old Japanese woman presented with consciousness disturbance, hypercalcemia, and hypermagnesemia. She had rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. Three months before admission, she was treated with oral calcitriol for osteoporosis. Two months before admission, she was treated with magnesium oxide for constipation. One month before admission, she underwent articular femoral bone replacement. Two weeks postoperatively, consciousness disturbance and elevated serum calcium levels were observed, and she was transferred to our hospital. On admission, her laboratory data showed elevated serum magnesium and creatinine levels. This is a rare case of coexistent hypercalcemia and hypermagnesemia associated with consciousness disturbance and acute kidney injury.

Keywords: acute kidney injury (AKI); hypercalcemia; hypermagnesemia; hyperparathyroidism.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
A computed tomography scan showing cortical nephrocalcinosis in the bilateral kidneys (arrows).
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The clinical course of the patient.
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