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What is the recommended workup for PTH-independent hypercalcemia secondary to an elevated 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D level?

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In the workup for PTH-independent hypercalcemia with an elevated 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D level, what steps do you typically consider most important?

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Endocrinology · Boston University School of Medicine
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I presume what is meant is that the PTH is suppressed, and therefore, with an elevated 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D concentration, it is likely the primary cause? The 2 major causes for elevated 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D when serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is normal or sometimes low are due to either a granulom...

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