Description
A 26 year old woman was first referred at the
age of 11 for recurrent bilateral patellar
dislocation. Biochemical results at the time
showed:
Calcium 2.93 mmol/L, Albumin 49 g/L,
Phosphate 1.09 mmol/L, Alkaline phosphatase
306 IU/L (adult reference range 30-100).
She has been followed up regularly for the last
15 years and is currently asymptomatic. Recent
results are as follows:
Sodium 139mmol/L, Potassium 3.9 mmol/L,
Urea 4.6mmol/L, Creatinine 64 mmol/L,
Calcium 2.84 mmol/L, Albumin 47 g/L,
Phosphate 0.74 mmol/L, Alkaline phosphatase
69 IU/L (adult reference range 45-122),
Magnesium 0.82 mmol/L, Parathyroid hormone
(PTH) 3.9 pmol/L (1.3-7.6)
