Severe hypercalcemia in a patient with extrapulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus: granuloma or immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome? First case of Mycobacterium abscessus presenting as retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy with severe hypercalcemia: a case report and literature review

Severe hypercalcemia in a patient with extrapulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus: granuloma or immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome? First case of Mycobacterium abscessus presenting as retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy with severe hypercalcemia: a case report and literature review

Background: Nontuberculous mycobacterium is a recognized cause of hypercalcemia, particularly in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Here we describe a case of severe hypercalcemia secondary to Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus) in a patient with AIDS. To the best of our kno...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Omar Abdulfattah, Ebad Ur Rahman, FNU Shweta, Praveen Datar, Zainab Alnafoosi, David Trauber, Mirela Sam, Danilo Enriquez, Frances Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
Nontuberculous mycobacterium
Mycobacterium abscessus
hypercalcemia
immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1539057

Internet

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1539057

Similar Items