TY - JOUR
T1 - Case Series
T2 - Hypercalcemia From Granulomatous Silicosis Developing After COVID-19 Infection
AU - Bray, Ashley
AU - Reyes, Jonathan Vincent M.
AU - Tarlin, Nancy
AU - Stern, Aaron
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Federation for Medical Research.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Hypercalcemia is one of the most commonly encountered laboratory abnormalities in clinical medicine. Various causes have been well established. However, it is likely that the novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), may be a newly found cause of this frequent finding, especially amongst those with a history of cosmetic surgery, specifically by means of silicone injection. In this case series, we describe 2 patients presenting with symptomatic hypercalcemia likely from their prior silicone injections. Interestingly, each patient only developed symptoms of hypercalcemia following infection with SARS-CoV-2.
AB - Hypercalcemia is one of the most commonly encountered laboratory abnormalities in clinical medicine. Various causes have been well established. However, it is likely that the novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), may be a newly found cause of this frequent finding, especially amongst those with a history of cosmetic surgery, specifically by means of silicone injection. In this case series, we describe 2 patients presenting with symptomatic hypercalcemia likely from their prior silicone injections. Interestingly, each patient only developed symptoms of hypercalcemia following infection with SARS-CoV-2.
KW - endocrinology
KW - other
KW - radiology/imaging
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85117174977&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/23247096211051206
DO - 10.1177/23247096211051206
M3 - Article
C2 - 34654331
AN - SCOPUS:85117174977
SN - 2324-7096
VL - 9
JO - Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
JF - Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
ER -