الملخص

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy that can cause total motor paralysis in severe cases. Reports of hypercalcaemia in patients with GBS are rare. Plasmapheresis, an extracorporeal blood purification procedure for the removal of large molecular weight substances, is a wellestablished therapy for ventilated GBS patients. Although it has been observed in a few reported cases, theoretically, hypercalcaemia is not described as a plasmapheresis-related problem unless there is an underlying cause. We present a rare case of an 8-year-old child presenting with headache, diplopia, and squint, followed by disturbed conscious levels and paralysis. He was treated with both intravenous immunoglobulin and plasmapheresis, with a favourable outcome. We made a laboratory observation of hypercalcaemia which was associated with the plasmapheresis therapy without any related underlying cause. This raises the need for similar observations and the gathering of other possible acceptable explanations.

بيانات النشر

المعرّف الرقمي
10.18295/2075-0528.1444
المجلة
مجلة جامعة السلطان قابوس الطبية, 13(1), 147-151
الناشر
جامعة السلطان قابوس
وصول مفتوح
وصول مفتوح ذهبي
الترخيص
CC BY-ND 4.0

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APA 7

Abdelmogheth, A. A., El-Baroudy, I., & Saif (2025). Plasmapheresis-Induced Hypercalcaemia. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 13(1), 147-151. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1444

MLA 9

Abdelmogheth, Anas-Alwogud, et al. "Plasmapheresis-Induced Hypercalcaemia." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, 2025, pp. 147-151. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1444.

شيكاغو (المؤلف–التاريخ)

Abdelmogheth, Anas-Alwogud, Islam El-Baroudy, and Saif. 2025. "Plasmapheresis-Induced Hypercalcaemia." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 13 (1): 147-151. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1444.

هارفارد

Abdelmogheth, A. A., El-Baroudy, I. and Saif (2025) 'Plasmapheresis-Induced Hypercalcaemia', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 13(1), pp. 147-151. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1444.

فانكوفر

Abdelmogheth AA, El-Baroudy I, Saif. Plasmapheresis-Induced Hypercalcaemia. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;13(1):147-151. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1444

IEEE

A. A. Abdelmogheth, I. El-Baroudy, and Saif, "Plasmapheresis-Induced Hypercalcaemia," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 147-151, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.1444.