Vitamin D as Adjunctive Therapy in Refractory Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Report
- 1 June 2009
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 102 (6), 649-652
- https://doi.org/10.1097/smj.0b013e3181a5d37e
Abstract
Vitamin D regulates calcium homeostasis in the body and may play a major role in regulating immune responses to tuberculosis (TB). Pilot studies suggest that vitamin D supplementation may improve outcomes in pulmonary TB (PTB), but clinical evidence using vitamin D in TB treatment is limited. We present a case of vitamin D deficiency in a woman with refractory drug-susceptible PTB....Keywords
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