Fatal cardiovascular instability secondary to hypercalcaemia and intracellular calcium deposition complicating T-cell leukaemia-lymphoma. (5th April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shepherd, Stephen J; Wong, Davina; Mahadeva, Ula; Goldsmith, David; Shankar-Hari, Manu; Ostermann, Marlies
• Is Part Of: JRSM open. Volume 7:Number 5(2016:May)
• Publication Date: 2016-04-05
• Subjects: adult HTLV-related T-cell leukaemia-lymphoma -- arrhythmias -- hypercalcaemia; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1177/2054270415608119
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2054-2704

Abstract

Adult T-cell leukaemia-lymphoma is a rare haematological malignancy, which can cause severe hypercalcaemia and metastatic calcification resulting in life-threatening arrhythmias.