Misleading Acute Hypercalcemia Due to Hyperlipidemia: a Method Dependent Error
I Sachmechi, G Shah, L Rezainadimi, DA Blaustein… - Endocrine Practice, 1997 - Elsevier
Objective To report a case of artifactual hypercalcemia in a patient with hyperlipidemia.
Methods We present clinical data and laboratory findings in a 33-year-old woman with
generalized fatigue, a recent 5-kg weight loss, and a papular rash on the extremities as well
as a history of diabetes and hypertension. Results Physical examination revealed an obese
patient with eruptive xanthomas and lipemia retinalis. Laboratory tests showed
hyperlipidemia, hypercalcemia (serum calcium measured by spectrophotometry), anemia …
Methods We present clinical data and laboratory findings in a 33-year-old woman with
generalized fatigue, a recent 5-kg weight loss, and a papular rash on the extremities as well
as a history of diabetes and hypertension. Results Physical examination revealed an obese
patient with eruptive xanthomas and lipemia retinalis. Laboratory tests showed
hyperlipidemia, hypercalcemia (serum calcium measured by spectrophotometry), anemia …