Pamidronate therapy for hypercalcemia and congenital mesoblastic nephroma: a case report

Pamidronate therapy for hypercalcemia and congenital mesoblastic nephroma: a case report

Hypercalcemia can causes life threatening complications. We report an infant with severe hypercalcemia due to congenital mesoblastic nephroma. Hypercalcemia was corrected before nephrectomy by pamidronate. According to our knowledge this is a rare case with severe neoplasm induced hypercalcemia amon...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cases journal 2009-12, Vol.2 (1), p.9315-9315, Article 9315
Hauptverfasser: Soheilipour, Fahimeh, Ashrafi Amineh, Mahmood, Hashemipour, Mahin, Salahi Kojoor, Ali Asghar, Davarpanah Jazi, Amir Hosein
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Diseases
Disodium pamidronate
Dosage and administration
Drug therapy
Hypercalcemia
Infants (Newborn)
Nephrotic syndrome
Patient outcomes
Risk factors
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Zusammenfassung:Hypercalcemia can causes life threatening complications. We report an infant with severe hypercalcemia due to congenital mesoblastic nephroma. Hypercalcemia was corrected before nephrectomy by pamidronate. According to our knowledge this is a rare case with severe neoplasm induced hypercalcemia among neonates who treated by bisphosphonates. The aim of this report is to define new approach to neoplasm induced neonatal hypercalcemia.
ISSN:1757-1626
1757-1626
DOI:10.1186/1757-1626-2-9315