ea0038p42 | Clinical biochemistry | SFEBES2015
Kurera Isuri
, Bosworth Jenny
, Coyle Frances
, Tringham Jennifer
, Beebeejaun Mehjabeen
, Bingham Emma
Hypercalcemia is uncommon in lymphoma, it is generally a feature of histologically high grade disease with other aggressive clinical features, such as the presence of B symptoms and an elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). The mechanism of hypercalcaemia is unknown but there is strong evidence for humoral factors that may or may not be related to parathyroid hormone (PTH).Case: A 92-year-old lady who was found to have incidental hypercalcaemia (calcium 2...