Hypercalcemia and Elevated 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Levels in a Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease and Active Tuberculosis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 311, Issue 26, 1984, Pages 1683-1685

  Gkonos, Peter J ^a   London, Roger ^a   Hendler, Ernesto D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ETIOLOGY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0021685706     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198412273112607     Document Type: Article

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