Chronic hypercalcemia as the presenting feature of tuberculous peritonitis in a hemodialysis patient

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 555-559

  Lee, Chien Te ^a   Hung, Kuei Hung ^a   Lee, Chih Hsiung ^a   Eng, Hock Liew ^a   Chen, Jin Bor ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Hypercalcemia; Peritonitis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS; UREMIA;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS, TUBERCULOUS; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 0036974784     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065264     Document Type: Article

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