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Hypercalcaemic crisis in an elderly patient with pulmonary tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is an uncommon but recognized cause of hypercalcaemia, though calcium levels are seldom severely elevated and rarely result in symptoms. In the elderly patient however, several competing aetiologies may contribute to hypercalcaemia and the diagnostic evaluation may be confounded by poly...

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Autores principales: Chan, Jason Yongsheng, Kanthaya, Mohanaruban
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4630465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26566450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omv061