[Clinical case: Refractory hypercalcemia associated to B-cell lymphoma, an oncological emergency].

Abstract

Hypercalcemia as a paraneoplastic syndrome is rare in children. Therapeutic management is aimed at promoting calciuresis with various pharmacological methods, even with extrarenal purification techniques. The aim of presenting this case is to highlight the importance of early etiologic treatment through chemotherapy as an urgent treatment in a refractory and severe hypercalcemia case, in order to avoid possible secondary complications due to this electrolyte disturbance.

• Authors: Alexandra Regueiro-García, Rebeca Saborido-Fiaño, Laura González-Calvete, Manuel Fernández-Sanmartín, Manuel Vázquez-Donsión, José Miguel Couselo-Sánchez
• Journal: Archivos argentinos de pediatria (Arch Argent Pediatr) Vol. 113 Issue 4 Pg. e207-10 (Aug 2015) ISSN: 1668-3501 [Electronic] Argentina
• Vernacular Title: Caso clínico: hipercalcemia refractaria asociada a linfoma b, una emergencia oncológica.
• PMID: 26172019 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Child
• Emergencies
• Humans
• Hypercalcemia (etiology)
• Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse (complications)
• Male
• Paraneoplastic Syndromes (etiology)