title: Idiopathic infantile hypercalcemia or an extrapulmonary complication of tuberculosis?
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.affiliation: Department of Children's Health and Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey. drresul@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Resul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.forename: Ahmet Afşin
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kundak
authors.forename: Taner
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sezer
authors.forename: Samet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Özer
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Esmeray
authors.forename: Nafia Özlem
authors.initials: NÖ
authors.lastname: Kazancı
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002113:Calcification, Physiologic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D007223:Infant; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D018980:Williams Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents