Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports (Dec 2017)

A Challenging Case of Pseudohyperkalemia in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

  • Muhamad Alhaj Moustafa MD,
  • Vera Malkovska MD,
  • Sherif Elmahdy MD,
  • Joseph Catlett MD

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709617746194
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5

Abstract

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Pseudohyperkalemia is an uncommon finding in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. It is a misleading condition that could lead to iatrogenic hypokalemia when unwarranted treatment is administered. We describe an interesting case of pseudohyperkalemia in severe leukocytosis and how we identified it.