Hyperphosphatemia in a patient with Candida sepsis

At admission, he had normal calcium, phosphate, and magnesium but developed persistent hyperphosphatemia (phosphotungstate on Beckman DCxI) with values of 5 to 6.5 mg/dL (reference interval 2.5-4.5 mg/dl) despite only mild, stable renal dysfunction [normal blood urea nitrogen, creatinine 1.5-1.9 mg/dL (reference interval 0.8-1.5 mg/dL)] and continued normal calcium. Author Contributions: All authors confirmed they have contributed to the intellectual content of this paper and have met the following 3 requirements: (a) significant contributions to the conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; (b) drafting or revising the article for intellectual content; and (c) final approval of the published article.