Abstract
Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) arising by mycobacterium tuberculosis (tubercle bacilli). It leads to morbidity and humanity worldwide comprising Pakistan. The aim of study was to assess the serum calcium level in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis and compared with healthy volunteer. Blood sample was assembled from 100 active PTB patients and from 50 normal control subjects. Study was conducted at chest ward of Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences Jamshoro/Hyderabad, Rajputana Hospital Hyderabad and TB Sanatorium Hospital Kotri, Sindh, Pakistan. All patients and controls were selected from both genders having same age group (20-70 of years). Serum calcium was analyzed by using analytical technique named Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (FAAS). In our study we found elevated serum calcium concentration in patients with mean ± SD 16.6 ± 6.7 mg/dl that is more than normal range (>10.5 mg/dl). While in normal control the mean ± SD was 8.8 ± 4.3 mg/dl that is under the normal range (8-10 mg/dl). So, it is conclude that hypercalcemia is linked with active pulmonary tuberculosis and also caused other different disorders.
