Open AccessNephrocalcinosis in a patient with extrapulmonary tuberculosis – A rare entity
Author(s) -
Sayan Malakar,
Bhagwan Dass Negi,
Guriqbal Singh,
Tarun Sharma
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_385_18
Subject(s) - nephrocalcinosis , medicine , complication , tuberculosis , extrapulmonary tuberculosis , dermatology , pediatrics , surgery , pathology , kidney , mycobacterium tuberculosis
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.