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[Tuberculosis and hypercalcemia]

J M Santos1, P Monteiro, A Fortes

  • 1Serviço de Medicina 3, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa.

Acta Medica Portuguesa
|July 1, 1996
PubMed
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This case study reveals that disseminated tuberculosis can cause hypercalcemia in dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease. Tuberculosis treatment normalized calcium levels, suggesting a link between infection and mineral metabolism.

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Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Endocrinology

Background:

  • End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on dialysis often have abnormal mineral metabolism, including secondary hyperparathyroidism.
  • Treatment with calcium and calcitriol is common in ESRD patients to manage mineral bone disease.
  • Disseminated tuberculosis is a serious infection that can affect multiple organ systems.