Unexpected Hyperkalemia During Kawasaki Disease

Authors : Gülsüm İclal Bayhan, Muhammed Yasin Gökdöl, Abdullah Talha Öcal, Utku Pamuk, Vildan Güngörer, Tuğba Erat, Aslınur Özkaya Parlakay

Pages : 199-202

Doi:10.12956/tchd.1393779

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Publication Date : 2024-05-13

Article Type : Other

Abstract :Pseudohyperkalemia is defined as a markedly elevated serum potassium level with a normal plasma potassium concentration. It is mainly caused by leucocytosis and thrombocytosis. Here we report an infant treated with aspirin for Kawasaki disease who developed hyperkalemia during follow-up. He was finally diagnosed with pseudohyperkalemia based on a normal whole blood potassium level measured with a blood gas analyser.
Keywords : Kawasaki hastalığı, hiperkalemi, NSAİİ, nonsteroid antiinflamatuvar ilaçlar, psödohiperkalemi