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JOINT BONE SPINE
Volume 76, Issue 6, Pages 708-710Publisher
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2009.02.001
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Calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate crystal deposition disease; Chondrocalcinosis; Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia; Hypercalcemia
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Background: Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease (CPPD-CDD) has been associated to hypercalcemia. Familial hypocalciuric hypercalemia (FHH) is a rare but important consideration in the differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia. This autosomal dominantly inherited condition is characterized by elevated plasma calcium levels, relative or absolute hypocalciuria, and normal to moderately elevated plasma PTH level. The disease is caused by inactivating mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor acne. Case report: We describe a 77-year-old Italian man with arthritis secondary to CPPD-CDD and hypercalcemia. Clinical and biochemical data (s-Ca: 2.94 mmol/L; PTH: 5.9 pmol/L; 24 h urinary calcium: 69.6 mg; calcium/creatinine clearance: 0.004) suggested the diagnosis of FHH. Mild hypocalciuric hypercalcemia was also found in five of seven relatives confirming the diagnosis, of these one showed chondrocalcinosis. Conclusions: It is important to screen for FHH using fractional urinary excretion of calcium in subjects with CPPD-CDD associated to hypercalcemia, this approach may prevent unnecessary parathyroidectomy. (C) 2009 Societe francaise de rhumatologie. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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