ISSN:
1432-0827
Keywords:
1α25(OH)2D
;
Hypercalcemia
;
Normocalcemia
;
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
,
Physics
Notes:
Summary Available evidence indicates that hypercalcemia in pulmonary tuberculosis results from increases in circulating 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1α,25(OH)2D]. To further characterize vitamin D metabolism in this disorder, the effects of vitamin D, 100,000 units a day for 4 days, were compared in 25 normal subjects and 11 patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis who were normocalcemic and had not had hypercalcemia. Serum calcium, phosphorus, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) and 1α,25(OH)2D were measured. Whereas vitamin D increased mean serum 25-OHD from 20±2 (±SE) to 40±5 ng/ml (P〈0.001) and did not change mean serum 1α,25(OH)2D in the normals (33±2 vs. 31±2 pg/ml), it increased mean serum 25-OHD from 21±4 to 55±13 ng/ml (P〈0.05) and mean serum 1α,25(OH)2D from 28±2 to 35±3 pg/ml (P〈0.05) in the patients. Serum calcium was normal and remained within the normal range in all subjects and patients. The findings indicate that there is a modest but significant abnormality in the regulation of circulating 1α,25(OH)2D in normocalcemic patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. The results are similar to those previously reported by us in normocalcemic patients with sarcoidosis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02405362
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