Hypercalcemia associated with infection by Cryptococcus neoformans and Coccidioides immitis

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 318, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 419-423

  Ali, M Y ^a   Gopal, K V ^a   Llerena, L A ^a   Taylor, Harris C ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Lutheran Hospital Cleveland   (United States)

Author keywords

Coccidioides immitis; Cryptococcus neoformans; HIV; Hypercalcemia

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PARATHYROID HORMONE RELATED PROTEIN; PHOSPHATE; UREA;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; MALE; MYCOSIS; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0342657067     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199912000-00010     Document Type: Article

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