Hypercalcaemia associated with tuberculosis.
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In two patients with extensive pulmonary tuberculosis who developed hypercalcaemia and hypokalaemia the hypercalcaemia appeared related to the use of small doses of vitamin D, which suggested patients with tuberculosis were hypersensitive to vitamin D. They were thus similar to patients with sarcoidosis, and it is interesting that the Kveim test result was positive in both cases. The hypercalca...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 280 6217 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980