Post partum presentation of hypercalcaemic sarcoidosis.

نویسنده

  • N Wilson-Holt
چکیده

A number of corticosteroid responsive diseases have been shown to undergo exacerbation in the puerperium. The presentation of a woman 8 weeks after delivery with severe hypercalcaemia, a highly steroid sensitive feature of sarcoidosis, adds to the evidence that sarcoidosis can also be numbered amongst such diseases with relapse in the puerperium.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Postgraduate medical journal

دوره 61 717  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1985