RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pseudo-pseudohypercalcaemia, apparent primary hyperparathyroidism and Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 436
OP 437
DO 10.1136/jcp.2006.036756
VO 60
IS 4
A1 A Elfatih
A1 N R Anderson
A1 M N Fahie-Wilson
A1 R Gama
YR 2007
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/60/4/436.abstract
AB 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.