Severe hypercalcemia as a form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia presentation in children

Hypercalcemia is a rare metabolic disorder in children and is potentially fatal. It has a wide differential diagnosis, including cancer. Here, we report the case of a previously healthy 3-year-old who was admitted to the emergency room with fatigue, hyporeactivity, fever and limping gait that had ev...

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Main Authors: Martins, Andreia Luís, Moniz, Marta, Nunes, Pedro Sampaio, Abadesso, Clara, Loureiro, Helena Cristina, Duarte, Ximo, Almeida, Helena Isabel
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira - AMIB 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4738828/