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. 1975 Jun;51(596):399–401. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.51.596.399

Hypocalcaemic response to streptomycin in malignant hypercalcaemia

W E W Roediger, D Ludwin, R A Hinder
PMCID: PMC2496089  PMID: 175360

Abstract

We report a case of malignant hypercalcaemia associated with primary hepato-cellular carcinoma in whom streptomycin produced a notable and reproducible fall in serum calcium. A hypocalcaemic response to streptomycin has been reported from experimental animals but not previously from man.

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