Extreme hypercalcemia secondary to parathyroid adenoma obscured by excessive coffee consumption and premature ventricular complexes
Abstract Severe hypercalcemia has an arrhythmogenic effect. We present a case of a young male falsely diagnosed with premature ventricular complexes attributed to heavy coffee consumption, while symptoms and electrocardiographic findings of hypercalcemia were disregarded. Delayed work‐up identified...
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| description | Abstract Severe hypercalcemia has an arrhythmogenic effect. We present a case of a young male falsely diagnosed with premature ventricular complexes attributed to heavy coffee consumption, while symptoms and electrocardiographic findings of hypercalcemia were disregarded. Delayed work‐up identified extreme hypercalcemia, and subsequently, parathyroid adenoma was diagnosed. Medical and surgical management resulted in complete resolution. The misdiagnosis led to a substantial diagnostic delay. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a5e4d699a6f744449822fa127386fae82025-08-20T02:17:13ZengWileyJournal of General and Family Medicine2189-79482025-05-0126326326610.1002/jgf2.754Extreme hypercalcemia secondary to parathyroid adenoma obscured by excessive coffee consumption and premature ventricular complexesYuval Avidan0Sameer Kassem1Department of Cardiology Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center Haifa IsraelDepartment of Medicine Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center Haifa IsraelAbstract Severe hypercalcemia has an arrhythmogenic effect. We present a case of a young male falsely diagnosed with premature ventricular complexes attributed to heavy coffee consumption, while symptoms and electrocardiographic findings of hypercalcemia were disregarded. Delayed work‐up identified extreme hypercalcemia, and subsequently, parathyroid adenoma was diagnosed. Medical and surgical management resulted in complete resolution. The misdiagnosis led to a substantial diagnostic delay.https://doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.754coffee consumptiondiagnosis biaselectrocardiogramhypercalcemiapremature ventricular complexes |
| spellingShingle | Yuval Avidan Sameer Kassem Extreme hypercalcemia secondary to parathyroid adenoma obscured by excessive coffee consumption and premature ventricular complexes Journal of General and Family Medicine coffee consumption diagnosis bias electrocardiogram hypercalcemia premature ventricular complexes |
| title | Extreme hypercalcemia secondary to parathyroid adenoma obscured by excessive coffee consumption and premature ventricular complexes |
| title_full | Extreme hypercalcemia secondary to parathyroid adenoma obscured by excessive coffee consumption and premature ventricular complexes |
| title_fullStr | Extreme hypercalcemia secondary to parathyroid adenoma obscured by excessive coffee consumption and premature ventricular complexes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extreme hypercalcemia secondary to parathyroid adenoma obscured by excessive coffee consumption and premature ventricular complexes |
| title_short | Extreme hypercalcemia secondary to parathyroid adenoma obscured by excessive coffee consumption and premature ventricular complexes |
| title_sort | extreme hypercalcemia secondary to parathyroid adenoma obscured by excessive coffee consumption and premature ventricular complexes |
| topic | coffee consumption diagnosis bias electrocardiogram hypercalcemia premature ventricular complexes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.754 |
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