PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Davies, Justin H
AU  - Shaw, Nicholas J
TI  - Investigation and management of hypercalcaemia in children
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2011-301284
DP  - 2012 Jun 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 533--538
VI  - 97
IP  - 6
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/97/6/533.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/97/6/533.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child2012 Jun 01; 97
AB  - Hypercalcaemia is a far less common finding in children than in adults. It may present with characteristic symptoms or may be identified as a coincidental finding in children investigated for a variety of complaints. Assessment of hypercalcaemia requires an understanding of the normal physiological regulation of plasma calcium by the combined actions of parathyroid hormone, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and the calcium sensing receptor. Hypercalcaemia will usually require treatment using a number of different modalities but occasionally it can be due to a benign asymptomatic condition that requires no intervention. This article presents a logical approach to the investigation and subsequent management of this condition.