Total ionized serum calcium and parathyroid hormone levels in patients with disseminated coccidioidomycosis

Twenty-one patients with severe coccidioidomycosis, including eight with osseous lesions, were admitted to the University of California, Davis, Medical Center, during a recent epidemic. Transient mild ionized hypercalcemia occurred in only two patients, and a tendency toward low normal ionized calci...

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Published in:The American journal of the medical sciences 1981-05, Vol.281 (2), p.97-99
Main Authors: Walter, Robert M., Lawrence, Ruth M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Calcium
Calcium - blood
Coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis - metabolism
Humans
Hypercalcemia - blood
Ionized Calcium
Parathyroid hormone
Parathyroid Hormone - blood
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Summary:Twenty-one patients with severe coccidioidomycosis, including eight with osseous lesions, were admitted to the University of California, Davis, Medical Center, during a recent epidemic. Transient mild ionized hypercalcemia occurred in only two patients, and a tendency toward low normal ionized calciums was noted. Parathyroid hormone levels appeared to be appropriate for the ionized calcium in these patients. There were no significant differences in ionized calcium levels of parathyroid hormone levels among patients with and without osseous coccidioidomycosis. We conclude that hypercalcemia is rare in coccidioidomycosis, even with extensive bony involvement.
ISSN:0002-9629
1538-2990
DOI:10.1097/00000441-198103000-00003