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Case Report: Hypercalcemia in an Older Patient with Type I Lepra Reaction
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
|July 24, 2020
Abstract:
Leprosy is a rare, chronic granulomatous disease, and India accounts for two-thirds of the new cases reported worldwide. Hypercalcemia is a rare complication of granulomatous disease. Here, we report a case of an older adult patient with leprosy and type I lepra reaction presenting with severe hypercalcemia.
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