Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Severe skin calcium deposits after low parathyroid treatment in a dog
By Schaer, M et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2001·Department of of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Severe calcinosis cutis associated with treatment of hypoparathyroidism in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 6-month-old female border collie was brought in because she had low calcium levels, high phosphorus levels, a fever, and painful skin on her belly. She had recently received calcium treatment for her hypoparathyroidism (a condition where the body doesn't produce enough parathyroid hormone). Unfortunately, this treatment led to severe calcinosis cutis, which caused serious skin damage and made her very weak. This case highlights that giving calcium injections can lead to serious skin problems in dogs with high phosphorus levels.
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Abstract
A 6-month-old, female border collie was referred for evaluation of hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, fever, and painful ventral abdominal skin. She had recently been treated intravenously and subcutaneously (SC) with a diluted 10% calcium gluconate solution. The medical evaluation supported the diagnosis of primary hypoparathyroidism, but the subsequent hospital course was complicated by severe calcinosis cutis, which caused extensive skin necrosis and marked debilitation. This patient illustrates that administration of a calcium gluconate solution SC can be associated with extensive morbidity when administered to hyperphosphatemic patients.
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