Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare and the unpredictable course of hypercalcemia in an AIDS patient
Braz. j. infect. dis
; 21(1): 116-118, Jan.-Feb. 2017. tab, graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Abstract A 37-year-old man with AIDS presented with altered mental status four weeks after stopping his medications for Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI). He had low CD4 cell count and severe hypercalcemia. Bone marrow biopsy revealed bone marrow infiltration by granulomas positive for acid-fast bacilli and cultures grew MAI. His hypercalcemia continued to worsen with the initiation of MAI therapy but we were able to treat it successfully with pamidronate and calcitonin.
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Main subject:
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
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Hypercalcemia
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Centre/US
