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World J Nephrol. Jul 6, 2015; 4(3): 438-443
Published online Jul 6, 2015. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v4.i3.438
Published online Jul 6, 2015. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v4.i3.438
Unexpected hypercalcemia in a diabetic patient with kidney disease
Rosaria Lupica, Michele Buemi, Domenico Trimboli, Valeria Canale, Valeria Cernaro, Domenico Santoro, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, University of Messina, AOU G. Martino CAP, 98100 Messina, Italy
Alfredo Campennì, Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical Science and of Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, AOU G. Martino, 98100 Messina, Italy
Author contributions: Lupica R, Buemi M and Santoro D designed the report; Santoro D performed the biopsy analyses; Trimboli D, Canale V, Cernaro V and Campennì A collected the patient’s clinical data; Lupica R analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Ethics approval statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no relevant financial interests.
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Correspondence to: Domenico Santoro, Medical Researcher, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, University of Messina AOU G. Martino, Via Consolare Valeria n°1, 98100 Messina, Italy. santisi@hotmail.com
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Received: November 13, 2014
Peer-review started: November 13, 2014
First decision: December 26, 2014
Revised: January 14, 2015
Accepted: April 28, 2015
Article in press: April 30, 2015
Published online: July 6, 2015
Peer-review started: November 13, 2014
First decision: December 26, 2014
Revised: January 14, 2015
Accepted: April 28, 2015
Article in press: April 30, 2015
Published online: July 6, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: This report not only describes a case of kidney sarcoidosis, but also explains the diagnostic algorithm that led to the correct diagnosis of a case wrongly labelled as chronic kidney disease (CKD) secondary to diabetic nephropathy. The absence of other microangiopathic alterations such as retinopathy and secondly the presence of hypercalcemia with hypoparathyroidism in a patient with CKD need to be further explored.