A case of resistant hypercalcemia in a peritoneal dialysis patient with underlying Vitamin A toxicosis

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Submitted: May 26, 2021
Published: Oct 7, 2021
DOI: 10.29328/journal.jcn.1001079

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Anas Diab*
Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, West Virginia University, Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV, USA
Beth Pellegrino
Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, West Virginia University, Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV, USA
Michelle M Neuman
Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, West Virginia University, Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV, USA
Kareem Diab
Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, West Virginia University, Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV, USA

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Diab, A., Pellegrino, B., Neuman, M. M., & Diab, K. (2021). A case of resistant hypercalcemia in a peritoneal dialysis patient with underlying Vitamin A toxicosis. Journal of Clinical Nephrology, 5(3), 081–083. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jcn.1001079
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