American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 4 , Pages 711-714 , April 2009

Calcium-Alkali Syndrome Due to Vitamin D Administration and Magnesium Oxide Administration

  • Shigeru Hanada, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Shigeru Hanada, MD, Department of Nephrology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, 1-26-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino, Tokyo 180-8610, Japan
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  • Mari Iwamoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Namiko Kobayashi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Ryoichi Ando, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Sei Sasaki, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Received 29 July 2008 ,Accepted 4 November 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.11.015 on January 30, 2009.

PII: S0272-6386(08)01692-2

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.11.015

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 4 , Pages 711-714 , April 2009

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