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Idiopathic infantile hypercalcemia or an extrapulmonary complication of tuberculosis?
Tuberkuloz ve Toraks · Nisan 2013
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DergiTuberkuloz ve Toraks
Yayın TarihiNisan 2013
Cilt / Sayfa61 · 43-46
Scopus ID2-s2.0-84876191938
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Özet
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.
Yazarlar (6)
1
Resul Yilmaz
2
Ahmet Afşin Kundak
3
Taner Sezer
4
Samet Özer
ORCID: 0000-0003-0880-7215
5
Haluk Esmeray
6
Nafia Özlem Kazancı
Anahtar Kelimeler
Etiology
Hypercalcemia
Infancy
Nephrocalcinosis
Tuberculosis
Kurumlar
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi
Tokat Turkey
Metrikler
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Atıf
6
Yazar
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Anahtar Kelime