Does tuberculosis really cause hypercalcemia?

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 678-681

  Kelestimur F ^a   Guven M ^a   Ozesmi M ^a   Pasaoglu H ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

250HD3; Calcium; Granulomatous disease; Hypercalcemia; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; ISONIAZID; MORINAMIDE; PHOSPHATE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030467327     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03349038     Document Type: Article

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