Hypercalcemia in active pulmonary tuberculosis and its occurrence in relation to the radiographic extent of disease.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1992 Dec; 23(4): 702-4
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in English
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ABSTRACT
The prevalence of hypercalcemia in tuberculosis in Hong Kong and its occurrence in relation to the radiographic extent of disease were studied in 57 patients with sputum smear (n = 44) and/or culture positive (n = 13) pulmonary tuberculosis and in five patients with military tuberculosis prior to treatment. Only one (1.6%) patient had a corrected plasma calcium level above the reference range for our laboratory. There was a positive relationship between the corrected plasma calcium levels and the radiographic extent of disease (r = 0.37), p < 0.01). As the occurrence of hypercalcemia in tuberculosis is known to be influenced by the calcium intake, our finding of a low prevalence of "absolute" hypercalcemia in Hong Kong could be related to the low dietary calcium intake in these subjects.
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Aged, 80 and over
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Serum Albumin
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Calcium
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Adult
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Hypercalcemia
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Aged80
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1992
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Article
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