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SERUM CALCIUM LEVELS IN VARIOUS LUNG DISEASES
Author(s) -
Torun M.,
Hacisalihoğlu A.,
Kir S.,
Temizer A.,
Simsek B.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1989.tb00242.x
Subject(s) - calcium , lung , medicine , pathogenesis , hypercalcaemia , gastroenterology , carcinoma , lung cancer , tuberculosis , pathology
Summary Calcium levels were determined in sera of patients suffering from various lung diseases. Healthy volunteers served as controls. Significant differences were found between the serum calcium levels of patients with active lung tuberculosis and those of controls ( P <0·01). After treatment, serum calcium levels decrease to normal values in these patients. It was also found that there were significant differences in serum calcium levels of patients with primary lung carcinoma ( P <0·01) and of patients with metastatic lung carcinoma as compared to controls ( P <0·01). On the other hand, normal serum calcium levels were found in patients with pulmonary diseases with or without an infection. In conclusion, it seems likely that a combination of mechanisms plays a role in the pathogenesis of hypercalcaemia in pulmonary tuberculosis and primary and metastatic lung carcinoma.