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Volume: 2 | Issue: 2 | Published: May 29, 2018 | Pages: 42 - 44 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/2/18

Life-threatening hypercalcemia and primary plasma cell leukemia: a case report of a rare presentation

Authors: Abdelaziz Khalloufi , Ilyas El Kassimi , Abdelghafour Elkoundi , Zineb Taki , Mohamed Hassani , Hicham Eddou

Article Info

Authors

Abdelaziz Khalloufi

Hematology laboratory, Military Hospital Moulay Ismail, Meknes, Morocco

Ilyas El Kassimi

Internal medicine department, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco

Abdelghafour Elkoundi

Anesthesiology and intensive care department, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.

Zineb Taki

Hematology laboratory, Military Hospital Moulay Ismail, Meknes, Morocco.

Mohamed Hassani

Nephrology department, Military Hospital Moulay Ismail, Meknes, Morocco

Hicham Eddou

Clinical Hematology department, Military Hospital Moulay Ismail, Meknes, Morocco.

Publication History

Received: April 19, 2018

Accepted: April 23, 2018

Published: May 29, 2018

Abstract

Background: Hypercalcemia can cause a multitude of nonspecific symptoms, although it can manifest as a life-threatening metabolic emergency. Several underlying causes should be considered in the emergency department (ED). Life-threatening hypercalcemia as the initial manifestation of primary plasma cell leukemia (pPCL) is quite unusual. Case presentation: We present a case of a 63-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with symptomatic hypercalcemia and acute renal failure that was linked to a diagnosis of pPCL. Despite adequate treatment, his course was associated with significant morbidity and was severe enough to threaten his life. Conclusion: Severe hypercalcemia with particular attention to the peripheral blood smear should alert physicians to this highly deadly entity.

Keywords: Primary plasma cell leukemia, hypercalcemia, peripheral blood smear, poor prognosis, emergency, case report

Pubmed Style

Abdelaziz Khalloufi, Ilyas El Kassimi, Abdelghafour Elkoundi, Zineb Taki, Mohamed Hassani, Hicham Eddou. Life-threatening hypercalcemia and primary plasma cell leukemia: a case report of a rare presentation. EJMCR. 2018; 29 (May 2018): 42-44. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/18

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Abdelaziz Khalloufi, Ilyas El Kassimi, Abdelghafour Elkoundi, Zineb Taki, Mohamed Hassani, Hicham Eddou. Life-threatening hypercalcemia and primary plasma cell leukemia: a case report of a rare presentation. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1567 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/18

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Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Abdelaziz Khalloufi, Ilyas El Kassimi, Abdelghafour Elkoundi, Zineb Taki, Mohamed Hassani, Hicham Eddou. Life-threatening hypercalcemia and primary plasma cell leukemia: a case report of a rare presentation. EJMCR. (2018), [cited December 25, 2024]; 29 (May 2018): 42-44. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/18

Harvard Style

Abdelaziz Khalloufi, Ilyas El Kassimi, Abdelghafour Elkoundi, Zineb Taki, Mohamed Hassani, Hicham Eddou (2018) Life-threatening hypercalcemia and primary plasma cell leukemia: a case report of a rare presentation. EJMCR, 29 (May 2018): 42-44. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/18

Chicago Style

Abdelaziz Khalloufi, Ilyas El Kassimi, Abdelghafour Elkoundi, Zineb Taki, Mohamed Hassani, Hicham Eddou. "Life-threatening hypercalcemia and primary plasma cell leukemia: a case report of a rare presentation." 29 (2018), 42-44. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/18