Case Report
Published: 22 November, 2024 | Volume 8 - Issue 3 | Pages: 142-145
Granulomatous diseases can cause hypercalcemia due to elevated 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D through the production of 1-α hydroxylase by macrophages in the granulomas. Tophaceous gout is not considered to cause this picture. However, there are a few case reports of this occurrence in tophaceous gout, as well as the description of intense 1-α hydroxylase activity in granulomas of tophi in gout patients. We review this literature, and we report a well-documented case of hypercalcemia with elevated serum 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D in a patient with extensive tophaceous gout and tophi loaded with granulomas. An extensive work-up ruled out other causes of hypercalcemia and granulomatous diseases. Prednisone corrected the chemical abnormalities. Diffuse tophaceous gout should be considered a rare cause of hypercalcemia due to excessive 1,25 dihydroxy vitamin D.
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