The Case | Severe symptomatic hypocalcemia in a  patient with sickle cell disease

A 46-year-old woman with a history of sickle cell disease and associated predialysis stage V chronic kidney disease (CKD) with secondary hyperparathyroidism presented with fever, severe extremity pain, and perioral numbness. On examination, she had a prominent Chvostek ’s sign, carpopedal spasm, hyperactive tendon reflexes, and a nontender mass in the left lobe of her thyroid gland. She was not on bisphosphonates or calcimimetics and had not been taking her prescribed calcitriol for 2 weeks.
Source: Kidney International - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Make Your Diagnosis Source Type: research