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Treatment of severe hypercalcemia with peritoneal dialysis in an infant with end-stage renal disease

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Recurrent and unusually severe hypercalcemia was observed in an infant undergoing continuous cyling peritoneal dialysis and receiving oral calcitriol and calcium carbonate. Rapid correction was achieved with peritoneal dialysis using a calcium-free dialysis solution.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, A2-331 MDCC, 90024, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Uwe Querfeld, Isidro B. Salusky & Richard N. Fine

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Querfeld, U., Salusky, I.B. & Fine, R.N. Treatment of severe hypercalcemia with peritoneal dialysis in an infant with end-stage renal disease. Pediatr Nephrol 2, 323–325 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00858688

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