Consent of KPMG LLP
                                       
                                       
                                       
The Board of Directors
Bone Care International, Inc.:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form
S-3 of Bone Care International, Inc. of our report dated July 31, 1998 relating
to the consolidated balance sheets of Bone Care International, Inc. and
subsidiary as of June 30, 1998 and 1997, and related consolidated statements of
operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended June 30, 1998 which report appears in the June 30, 1998
annual report on Form 10-K of Bone Care International, Inc. and  to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the registration
statement.


Chicago, Illinois
February 3, 1999