Sarcoidosis mimicking toxoplasmosis with severe hypercalcaemia and normal 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 240, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 165-167

  Levy, Y ^a   Hayek, T ^a   Finkelstein, R ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

1,25 dihydroxy vitamin D; Hypercalcaemia; Sarcoidosis; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0029794046     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1996.24850000.x     Document Type: Article

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