A Challenging Case of Pseudohyperkalemia in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

• Main Authors: Muhamad Alhaj Moustafa MD (Author), Vera Malkovska MD (Author), Sherif Elmahdy MD (Author), Joseph Catlett MD (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: SAGE Publishing, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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.