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...

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Autors principals:	Omar Abdulfattah, Ebad Ur Rahman, FNU Shweta, Praveen Datar, Zainab Alnafoosi, David Trauber, Mirela Sam, Danilo Enriquez, Frances Schmidt
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2018-11-01
Col·lecció:	Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Matèries:	Nontuberculous mycobacterium Mycobacterium abscessus hypercalcemia immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy
Accés en línia:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1539057
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