Immobilisation hypercalcaemia in a young man

Immobilisation hypercalcaemia complicating polyneuropathy in adolescent boys.

Two boys who were immobilised with peripheral neuropathy developed hypercalcaemia. It is suggested that hypercalcaemia aggravated the muscle weakness as well as producing systemic upset. The hypercalcaemia was controlled with corticosteroids which had to be continued over several months. A satisfactory remission of the disease occurred in both cases. The hypercalcaemia was attributed to immobil...

Cystic Lung Disease in a Young man

A 32-year-old man was admitted in the Emergency Department with acute dyspnea secondary to spontaneous pneumothorax. He had history of spontaneous pneumothorax 2 years ago.He was active cigarette smoker (10 pack/year). The family history was unremarkable for lung diseases. Additionally, he had no systemic complaints.The lung HRCT revealed multiple bizarre-shaped cysts distributed in both lungs ...

Immobilisation hypercalcaemia in adults and treatment with clodronate.

Recurrent hypercalcaemia in a young man with mono-ostotic Paget's disease.

A 32 year old man presented on two separate occasions with severe hypercalcaemia. Both episodes followed the fracture of a single pagetic bone but were not associated with immobilization. To our knowledge this patient, the youngest described with hypercalcaemia secondary to Paget's disease of bone is also the only reported case of recurrent hypercalcaemia in this condition.

Hypercalcaemia in infants and young animals.

SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS 1958 further infant died later from pneumonia; there was no autopsy. Of the fourteen surviving children, twelve have been followed up for periods of 1-4 years. All twelve are free from symptoms and have apparently recovered completely. Two are still below the third percentile of weight for their age, three are in the 10th percentile, three in the zgth, and four in the 50th...