A case of extensive burn injury with hypercalcemia caused by calcium ion absorption from the wound dressing

• Main Authors: Hideki Asai (Author), Naoki Maegawa (Author), Yasuyuki Urisono (Author), Yasuyuki Kawai (Author), Akinori Okuda (Author), Keisuke Takano (Author), Yusuke Tada (Author), Toru Osaki (Author), Hidetada Fukushima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Due to abnormalities in bone metabolism and an inability to produce normal vitamin D levels in the skin, patients with extensive burns often present with hypocalcemia, not hypercalcemia. In this report, we present a rare case of acute hypercalcemia caused by silver-containing calcium alginate fibers...