Spurious Hyperphosphatemia in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report

Spurious hyperphosphatemia has been reported periodically in multiple myeloma (MM) patients with paraproteinemia. It is important for clinicians to recognize this phenomenon in order to avoid misdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment for true hyperphosphatemia. This case report demonstrates a case of s...

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Published inJournal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR) Vol. 39; no. 5; pp. 431 - 434
Main Authors Pruktanakul, Thakorn, Leelawattana, Rattana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Prince of Songkla University 01.07.2021
Subjects
hyperphosphatemia
multiple myeloma
paraprotein
pseudohyperphosphatemia
spurious
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Summary:Spurious hyperphosphatemia has been reported periodically in multiple myeloma (MM) patients with paraproteinemia. It is important for clinicians to recognize this phenomenon in order to avoid misdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment for true hyperphosphatemia. This case report demonstrates a case of spurious hyperphosphatemia in an MM patient whose serum phosphate could be normalized by deproteinization of a blood sample, a simple and widely available correction technique.
ISSN:2586-9981
2630-0559
DOI:10.31584/jhsmr.2021790