A Challenging Case of Pseudohyperkalemia in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Muhamad Alhaj Moustafa MD; Vera Malkovska MD; Sherif Elmahdy MD; Joseph Catlett MD

doi:10.1177/2324709617746194

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

Affiliations

Muhamad Alhaj Moustafa MD: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
Vera Malkovska MD: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
Sherif Elmahdy MD: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
Joseph Catlett MD: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA

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.

Published in Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports

ISSN: 2324-7096 (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General); Medicine: Pathology
Website: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/hic

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