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Hypercalcemia, inappropriate calcitriol levels, and tuberculosis on hemodialysis
R Peces1, A Pobes, C Díaz-Corte
1Nephrology Service, Central Hospital of Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
|November 30, 2000
Abstract:
We describe a female patient undergoing hemodialysis who developed tuberculosis, hypercalcemia, and inappropriately elevated calcitriol levels. These findings suggest ectopic production of calcitriol by tuberculous granulomas. Successful treatment of tuberculosis led to a substantial decrease in the levels of calcium and calcitriol.