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Calcitriol-induced hypercalcemia in a patient with granulomatous mycosis fungoides and end-stage renal disease
Takamasa Iwakura, Naro Ohashi, Naoko Tsuji, Yoshitaka Naito, Shinsuke Isobe, Masafumi Ono, Tomoyuki Fujikura, Takayuki Tsuji, Hideo Yasuda, Yoshihide Fujigaki, First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
Yukitoshi Sakao, Akihiko Kato, Blood Purification Unit, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
Toshiharu Fujiyama, Yoshiki Tokura, Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
Author contributions: All of the authors worked as clinicians for this patient; Iwakura T and Ohashi N wrote the paper; and Yasuda H and Fujigaki Y reviewed the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Naro Ohashi, MD, PhD, First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan. ohashi-n@hama-med.ac.jp
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Received: February 23, 2013
Revised: April 23, 2013
Accepted: May 1, 2013
Published online: May 6, 2013
Revised: April 23, 2013
Accepted: May 1, 2013
Published online: May 6, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Granulomatous mycosis fungoides is a rare subtype with granuloma formation in mycosis fungoides. In addition, the incidence of calcitriol-induced hypercalcemia by granulomatous mycosis fungoides has not been reported until now. Much attention should be paid to calcium metabolism in patients of granulomatous mycosis fungoides, especially in patients complicated with end-stage renal disease, because urinary calcium excretion decreases for end-stage renal disease.