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Asymptomatic hypercalcemia due to cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis: A case report

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Soheil Ebrahimpour ,
Soheil Ebrahimpour
Ahangar Darabi ,
Ahangar Darabi
Mahmoud Sadeghi-Haddad-zavareh ,
Mahmoud Sadeghi-Haddad-zavareh
Afshar Mohseni ,
Afshar Mohseni
Mehran Shokri ,
Mehran Shokri
Arefeh Babazadeh
Arefeh Babazadeh

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