Background: A female infant was admitted to hospital due to failure to thrive. She presented hypercalcemia (4.09 mmol/L, normal range: 2.2-2.65 mmol/L), high 25-hydroxyvitamin D (283 nmol/L, normal range: 75-250 nmol/L), 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in the upper normal range, and low parathyroid hormone. Vitamin D intoxication was suspected. The patient had received routine rickets prophylaxis. Methods: Williams-Beuren syndrome was genetically excluded. Sequencing of CYP24A1 showed 2 mutations: c.443T>C and c.1186C>T. Results: The patient's clinical status improved after intravenous rehydration, cessation of supplementation, and on a low-calcium diet. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D concentrations normalized within days, while 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D remained in the upper normal range. We also investigated our patient's bone health. Conclusion: The patient was hospitalized initially on suspicion of vitamin D intoxication but proved to be a case of compound heterozygosity. Data on the long-term clinical and biochemical evolution of patients with idiopathic infantile hypercalcemia are sparse. Our follow-up showed seasonal variations of vitamin D and calcium parameters, with no influence on kidney function or bone health for the investigated period.

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