Hypercalcemia in active pulmonary tuberculosis and its occurrence in relation to the radiographic extent of disease.

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dc.contributor.authorChan, T Yen_US
dc.contributor.authorChan, C Hen_US
dc.contributor.authorShek, C Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorDavies, P Den_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T15:11:03Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T15:11:03Z
dc.date.issued1992-12-01en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe prevalence of hypercalcemia in tuberculosis in Hong Kong and its occurrence in relation to the radiographic extent of disease were studied in 57 patients with sputum smear (n = 44) and/or culture positive (n = 13) pulmonary tuberculosis and in five patients with military tuberculosis prior to treatment. Only one (1.6%) patient had a corrected plasma calcium level above the reference range for our laboratory. There was a positive relationship between the corrected plasma calcium levels and the radiographic extent of disease (r = 0.37), p < 0.01). As the occurrence of hypercalcemia in tuberculosis is known to be influenced by the calcium intake, our finding of a low prevalence of "absolute" hypercalcemia in Hong Kong could be related to the low dietary calcium intake in these subjects.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChan TY, Chan CH, Shek CC, Davies PD. Hypercalcemia in active pulmonary tuberculosis and its occurrence in relation to the radiographic extent of disease. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1992 Dec; 23(4): 702-4en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/32132
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/publication.htmen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and overen_US
dc.subject.meshCalcium --blooden_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshHypercalcemia --blooden_US
dc.subject.meshLung --radiographyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshSerum Albumin --analysisen_US
dc.subject.meshTuberculosis, Pulmonary --blooden_US
dc.titleHypercalcemia in active pulmonary tuberculosis and its occurrence in relation to the radiographic extent of disease.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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