title: Symptomatic hypercalcemia as presenting manifestation of lymphoma in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: Hypercalcemia can be an uncommon manifestation of various infections and malignancies in HIV-positive patients. A case of severe symptomatic hypercalcemia as the first sign of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a patient found later to be HIV positive is presented. Differential diagnosis of calcium disorders should include test for HIV and underlying conditions including lymphoma in the diagnostic work up.
authors.affiliation: Second Medical Department, Venizelion General Hospital of Crete, Greece. harryl@hol.gr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lydakis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karalis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anifantakis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tzortzakakis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Apostolakis
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D033162:Incidental Findings; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged