Idiopathic infantile hypercalcemia or an extrapulmonary complication of tuberculosis?
Tuberk Toraks
; 61(1): 43-6, 2013.
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| ID: mdl-23581265
ABSTRACT
Calcium metabolism disturbances are common in childhood. In infancy, hypercalcemia generally occurs due to hyperparathyroidism, familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia, subcutaneous fat necrosis, total parenteral nutrition administration, hyperthyroidism, and adrenal insufficiency. Granulomatous disorders such as tuberculosis and sarcoidosis are rarer cause of hypercalcemia. Hypercalcemia outcomes including nephrocalcinosis, brain, eye, artery calcifications and encephalopathic features are life-threatening. We report a seven-month-old girl with miliary tuberculosis who presented with severe hypercalcemia.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose Miliar
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Hipercalcemia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article