Case Report

Severe Hypocalcemia and Dramatic Increase in Parathyroid Hormone after Denosumab in a Dialysis Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Laboratory data at baseline and after denosumab therapy.

Laboratory parametersBefore treatmentAfter denosumab therapyReference range
Day 10Day 15Day 30

Corrected Calcium (mg/dL)9.96.98.79.38.4 – 10.2

Phosphorus (mg/dl)3.83.13.63.62.5 – 5.0

Intact PTH (pg/ml)4422601799349150 – 300 (Caucasian Dialysis patients)

Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)9684544934- 104

25-OH Vitamin D (ng/ml)35___30 - 100