Nephrocalcinosis in a patient with extrapulmonary tuberculosis – A rare entity
Nephrocalcinosis is a rare condition in clinical practice where there is an increased renal deposition of calcium. Varied causes of this condition have been given in literature, and tuberculosis (TB) has been an important one. Hypercalcemia is a known complication of granulomatous diseases. We repor...
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| author | Sayan Malakar Bhagwan Dass Negi Guriqbal Singh Tarun Sharma |
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| description | Nephrocalcinosis is a rare condition in clinical practice where there is an increased renal deposition of calcium. Varied causes of this condition have been given in literature, and tuberculosis (TB) has been an important one. Hypercalcemia is a known complication of granulomatous diseases. We report a rare case explicitly showing relationship of extrapulmonary (genitourinary) TB with nephrocalcinosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-465662926a5441d9b86a9a64c555511d2022-12-21T21:58:49ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632019-01-018129629810.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_385_18Nephrocalcinosis in a patient with extrapulmonary tuberculosis – A rare entitySayan MalakarBhagwan Dass NegiGuriqbal SinghTarun SharmaNephrocalcinosis is a rare condition in clinical practice where there is an increased renal deposition of calcium. Varied causes of this condition have been given in literature, and tuberculosis (TB) has been an important one. Hypercalcemia is a known complication of granulomatous diseases. We report a rare case explicitly showing relationship of extrapulmonary (genitourinary) TB with nephrocalcinosis.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=296;epage=298;aulast=MalakarExtrapulmonary tuberculosishypercalcemianephrocalcinosis |
| spellingShingle | Sayan Malakar Bhagwan Dass Negi Guriqbal Singh Tarun Sharma Nephrocalcinosis in a patient with extrapulmonary tuberculosis – A rare entity Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Extrapulmonary tuberculosis hypercalcemia nephrocalcinosis |
| title | Nephrocalcinosis in a patient with extrapulmonary tuberculosis – A rare entity |
| title_full | Nephrocalcinosis in a patient with extrapulmonary tuberculosis – A rare entity |
| title_fullStr | Nephrocalcinosis in a patient with extrapulmonary tuberculosis – A rare entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nephrocalcinosis in a patient with extrapulmonary tuberculosis – A rare entity |
| title_short | Nephrocalcinosis in a patient with extrapulmonary tuberculosis – A rare entity |
| title_sort | nephrocalcinosis in a patient with extrapulmonary tuberculosis a rare entity |
| topic | Extrapulmonary tuberculosis hypercalcemia nephrocalcinosis |
| url | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=296;epage=298;aulast=Malakar |
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