Malignant osteopetrosis: hypercalcaemia after bone marrow transplantation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 3 year old girl presented with malignant osteopetrosis, which was treated by allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Successful engraftment was complicated by prolonged hypercalcaemia, which was controlled by a combination of a bisphosphonate, phosphate infusions, vigorous resalination, and salmon calcitonin. She was alive and well 16 months after the transplant.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Hypercalcemia
- Osteopetrosis
- Postoperative Complications