Vitamin D deficiency and hypocalcemia in an infant with newly diagnosed AML

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 Mar;36(2):e118-20. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31828e51cc.

Abstract

We report a 4-month-old male presenting with hypocalcemia, hyperleukocytosis, and newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. He received chemical leukoreduction through low-dosed cytarabine, with appropriate decrease in his white blood cell count and development of subsequent symptomatic hypocalcemia, which did not normalize until the underlying vitamin D deficiency was addressed. A single dose of cholecalciferol raised the serum calcium concentration to an appropriate level within 48 hours. For infants with newly diagnosed leukemia and prolonged hypocalcemia, vitamin D deficiency should be considered in the differential diagnosis and managed appropriately.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hypocalcemia / complications*
  • Hypocalcemia / physiopathology
  • Infant
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / complications*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / drug therapy
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / complications*
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / physiopathology