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A New Disease Entity?

Ella Evron, MD; Sorel Goland, MD; Jacob von der Walde, MD; Amichai Schattner, MD; Zev M. Sthoeger, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1997;157(18):2142-2145.

Abstract
W describe 3 patients with a prolonged history of hypercalcemia. The patients did not take any vitamin supplements. All patients had low parathyroid hormone (PTH), high calcitriol (1,25(OH)₂D₃), and high angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) blood levels. There was no evidence of sarcoidosis or any other underlying disease in the results of an extensive workup. Treatment with prednisone resulted in normalization of calcium levels in all patients. They remained dependent on low-dose prednisone on a subsequent prolonged follow-up.

Author Affiliations
From the Division of Internal Medicine, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.

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