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PDFCase report
Pseudo-pseudohypercalcaemia, apparent primary hyperparathyroidism and Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia
Abstract
An apparent primary hyperparathyroidism was reported due to pseudo-pseudohypercalcaemia in a 74–year-old man with Waldenström’s macroglobulinaemia. It is important to recognise artificially elevated serum calcium levels so as to avoid erroneous diagnosis, unnecessary investigations and potentially inappropriate treatment.
- CPC, cresolphthalein complexone
- PSA, prostate-specific antigen