Idiopathic infantile hypercalcemia or an extrapulmonary complication of tuberculosis?
Journal Title: Tuberkuloz ve toraks - Year 2013, Vol 61, Issue 1
Abstract
Calcium metabolism disturbances are common in childhood. In infancy, hypercalcemia generally occurs due to hyperparathyroidism, familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia, subcutaneous fat necrosis, total parenteral nutrition administration, hyperthyroidism, and adrenal insufficiency. Granulomatous disorders such as tuberculosis and sarcoidosis are rarer cause of hypercalcemia. Hypercalcemia outcomes including nephrocalcinosis, brain, eye, artery calcifications and encephalopathic features are life-threatening. We report a seven-month-old girl with miliary tuberculosis who presented with severe hypercalcemia.
Authors and Affiliations
Resul Yılmaz, Ahmet Afşin Kundak, Taner Sezer, Samet Ozer, Haluk Esmeray, Nafia Ozlem Kazancı
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Idiopathic infantile hypercalcemia or an extrapulmonary complication of tuberculosis?
Calcium metabolism disturbances are common in childhood. In infancy, hypercalcemia generally occurs due to hyperparathyroidism, familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia, subcutaneous fat necrosis, total parenteral nutrition...