Localized hepatic tuberculosis presenting as severe hypercalcemia

Morais, Matheus Arrais; Teixeira, Lorena Lane Cardoso; Torres, Dennyse de Sousa Brandão; Neto, Prócion Barreto da Rocha Klautau; Kahwage, Amanda Machado

doi:10.1016/j.ijtb.2017.08.012

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“…(6) Most of the hypercalcemic patients with tuberculosis remain asymptomatic. (88%) (7) Case report A 29-year-old male patient presented with nonspeci c right lower abdominal pain and loss of weight for 3 months. On examination, he was cachectic.…”

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A rare case of intestinal tuberculosis associated hypercalcaemia

Aponso,

Wanninayaka,

Nawarathna

2024

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Tuberculosis is a disease that can affect many organs in the human body and is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Abdominal tuberculosis is uncommon, with a reported incidence of 2.5% among extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients in the United States. Hypercalcemia in tuberculosis is a rare complication with a prevalence that varies between 2.3 and 28%. Most hypercalcemic patients with tuberculosis remain asymptomatic. (88%) We report a patient with non-PTH-related hypercalcemia as the presenting complaint who was later diagnosed with intestinal tuberculosis.

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A rare case of intestinal tuberculosis associated hypercalcaemia

Aponso,

Wanninayaka,

Nawarathna

2024

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Risk Factors for Hypercalcemia in Patients with Tuberculosis

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Sagar

Aparna

et al. 2020

The International Journal of Mycobacteriology

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Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is prevalent worldwide and causes significant morbidity and mortality. TB is known to cause hypercalcemia. We aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors for developing hypercalcemia among patients with TB. Methods: In this retrospective case–control study, patients with microbiological evidence of TB and an available serum calcium value were included between 2005 and 2016. The demographic, clinical, and laboratory details were recorded. Various risk factors were compared in TB patients with and without hypercalcemia. Results: A total of 129 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Twenty percent were found to have an elevated serum calcium level, 65% of them had clinical features of hypercalcemia. In comparison, the odds of developing hypercalcemia in the presence of disseminated TB, diabetes and renal failure was 1.83, 1.60, and 7.33, respectively. Conclusion: One-fifth of patients with TB have hypercalcemia. Risk factors of the same are renal failure, diabetes, and disseminated TB.

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Localized hepatic tuberculosis presenting as severe hypercalcemia

Cited by 2 publications

References 6 publications

A rare case of intestinal tuberculosis associated hypercalcaemia

A rare case of intestinal tuberculosis associated hypercalcaemia

Risk Factors for Hypercalcemia in Patients with Tuberculosis

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