Falsely decreased triglyceride concentration in a patient with acute pancreatitis due to insufficient configuration of alarm rules

Yin Liu, Qianhui Liu, Bin Feng, Wei Gan

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: acute pancreatitis; analytical techniques and equipment; analyzer alarms; case report; hypertriglyceridemia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.011002

Unexpected abnormal flotation of gel separator in tube of post dialysis samples: a case report highlighting the critical role of sampling site selection

Anne Croisonnier, Vincent Bois, Guillaume Vernin, Carole Chirica, Dorra Guergour

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: blood specimen collection; hemodiafiltration; renal dialysis; hyperproteinemia; preanalytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.011001

Preanalytical mystery: falsely elevated intact parathyroid hormone due to sampling from a grafted forearm

Yu-Wei Tseng, Chun-Chieh Yeh, Che-Yi Chou, Si-Yu Chen, Tze-Kiong Er

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 35, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: case report; preanalytical error; iPTH; sampling site; parathyroid autotransplantation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.031002

What is uric acid concentration in urine in patients with uric acid kidney stones? - a case study

Tomáš Šálek, Pavel Musil, Irena Zlatníková

Case reports, Volume 35, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: nephrolithiasis; uric acid; urine specimen collection; urine; specimen preservation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.031001

Cystatin C for gentamicin dosing - a case study

Tomáš Šálek, Josef Klhůfek, Martin Vodička, Marek Pšenčík

Case reports, Volume 35, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: gentamicins; creatinine; cystatin C; glomerular filtration rate; drug overdose

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.030902

Perspective and consideration in the application of personalized reference intervals based on biological variation: a four-month observation of a woman with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection

Gaofeng Hu, Lei Xu, Kai Guo, Chenbin Li

Case reports, Volume 35, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: biological variation; hematology; personalized reference intervals; biological variation; reference change value; reference intervals

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.030901

Interfering heterophile antibodies as the cause of persistently falsely elevated high-sensitivity troponin I on Alinity i: a case report

Ivana Lapić, Dunja Rogić, Dragana Šegulja, Sandra Jakšić Jurinjak, Željka Vogrinc, Sanja Kačkov, Fran Smaić, Indira Imširović, Lovorka Đerek

Case reports, Volume 35, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: cardiology; troponin; immunoassay; heterophile antibodies; myocarditis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.021001

An unusual case of neuroblastoma presenting with prolonged watery diarrhea in a pediatric patient

Claire Claeyssens, Peter Witters, Heidi Segers, Jan De Koster, Elena Levtchenko, Pieter Vermeersch

Case reports, Volume 35, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: neuroblastoma; acidosis; hyperaldosteronism; hypokalemia; catecholamines

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.020901

Red blood cell agglutination caused by ceftriaxone and its effect on erythrocyte parameters: a case report

Petra Andrasic, Renata Zrinski Topic, Ivan Pavic, Jasna Lenicek Krleza

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: agglutination; ceftriaxone; hemolytic anemia; preanalytical errors; red blood cell count

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.011002

Understanding green discoloration in serum and citrate plasma samples: a case report

Iva Friščić, Sonja Perkov, Mirjana Mariana Kardum Paro

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: case report; sample discoloration; interferences; intensive care; sterile dye

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.011001

A case of alkaptonuria presenting with unexplained dark-stained diapers and spurious hyperoxaluria and proteinuria due to homogentisic acid interference

Thibault Vanhove, Margo Aertgeerts, Peter Witters, Daisy Rymen, Detlef Böckenhauer, Glynis Frans, Pieter Vermeersch

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; interference; homogentisic acid; dark-stained urine; alkaptonuria; inborn errors of metabolism; case report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.031002

D-dimer assay interference detected by the discrepancy in D-dimer concentrations at different dilutions: a case report

Marija Milić, Dejana Brkić Barbarić, Iva Lukić, Mirna Kirin, Vikica Buljanović, Vatroslav Šerić

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: D-dimer; heterophile antibodies; blood coagulation tests; interference

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.031001

Primary pulmonary Hodgkin’s lymphoma coexisting with extreme erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Darko Katalinic, Ivan Aleric, Ivana Skrlec, Jasminka Talapko, Elke Kattner, Damir Tentor, Aleksandar Vcev

Case reports, Volume 34, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: blood sedimentation; hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation; lung

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.030802

Comparative analysis of the color change in blue-green inclusions within neutrophils between two patients with different clinical outcomes

Junkun Chen, Ming Huang, Guo Li, Chi Zhang

Case reports, Volume 34, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: inclusion bodies; liver failure; bunyavirus infection; wasp sting; patient-relevant outcome

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.030801

Pseudonormokalemia case report - What does it mean to have normal blood potassium?

Tomáš Šálek, David Stejskal

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: pseudonormokalemia; hypokalemia; interference; thrombocytosis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.021002

Hematological investigations in a case of intravascular hemolysis due to infection

Anamarija Beljan, Viktorija Blagec, Ana Bronic, Marina Pavić

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: gas gangrene; ; hip prosthesis; hemolysis; case report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.021001

Two cases with discrepancy in the quantitative cytological assessment of cerebrospinal fluid in neonatal samples using light microscopy in comparison with Sysmex XN-1000

Pavel Broz, Simona Kukralova, Jana Palatova, Klara Kolduskova, Jana Zenkova, Daniel Rajdl, Jaroslav Racek

Case reports, Volume 34, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: biochemistry; cerebrospinal fluid; cytology; hematology; neonatology

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.020802

A case report of biclonal immunoglobulin D lambda/lambda multiple myeloma in patient with liver echinococcosis

Andrea Prce, Željka Dunđerović, Ivanka Mikulić, Vinka Mikulić, Kristina Ljubić, Ana Ćuk, Ante Bogut, Josip Petrović, Mile Volarić, Tomislav Čolak, Fila Raguž

Case reports, Volume 34, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: multiple myeloma; immunoglobulin D; monoclonal gammopathy; serum protein immunofixation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.020801

Challenges of providing biochemistry results in a patient with Evans syndrome

Natividad Rico Ríos, Alison Bransfield, Caroline M Joyce, Mary R Cahill, Michelle O’Shaughnessy, Seán J. Costelloe

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: Evans syndrome; hemolysis; hemolysis; case report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.011001

Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion as an adverse reaction of ciprofloxacin: a case report and literature review

Luka Švitek, Barbara Grubišić, Ema Schonberger, Mihaela Zlosa, Dario Sabadi, Dubravka Lišnjić, Silvija Canecki-Varžić, Ines Bilić-Ćurčić, Sanja Mandić

Case reports, Volume 34, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: ciprofloxacin; inappropriate ADH syndrome; hyponatremia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.010803

Detecting the interferences in adrenocorticotropic hormone measurement - three cases reinforcing the efficiency of the complementary clinical and laboratory audit

Tugba Barlas, Mehmet Muhittin Yalcin, Zakir Osmanov, Ozlem Gulbahar, Alev Eroglu Altinova, Mujde Akturk, Mehmet Ayhan Karakoc, Ilhan Yetkin, Fusun Balos Toruner

Case reports, Volume 34, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: adrenal insufficiency; adrenocorticotropic hormone; Cushing’s syndrome; immunoassay; interference

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.010802

A case of functional vitamin B12 deficiency after recreational nitrous oxide use

Damien Leleu, Damien Denimal

Case reports, Volume 34, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: vitamin B12; nitrous oxide; homocysteine; methylmalonic acid

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.010801

Interference of anti-nuclear antibodies on determination of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in patients suspected of vasculitis: a case series

Mala Mahto, Neha Rai, Pulak Ranjan Das, Saurabh Karmakar, Divendu Bhushan

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 33, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; anti-nuclear antibodies; interference; indirect immunofluorescence

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.031001

Undetectable high-performance liquid chromatography haemoglobin A1c on variant haemoglobin E phenotype: a case report

Nadia Sadriani, Ferdy Royland Marpaung

Case reports, Volume 33, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: diabetes mellitus type 2; HbA1c; high-performance liquid chromatography; haemoglobin E; glycated albumin

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.030801

Distal renal tubular acidosis in a patient with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: a case report

Nontembiso Mhlana, Marizna Korf, Mogamat Razeen Davids, Mogamat-Yazied Chothia

Case reports, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: renal tubular acidosis; Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; hypokalaemia; rhabdomyolysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020802

Kimura disease as an uncommon cause of persistent hypereosinophilia: a diagnostic challenge

Javier Laguna, María Rodríguez-García, Angel Molina, Anna Merino

Case reports, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: eosinophils; hematology; kimura disease; leukocyte disorders

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020801

Fibrin clot interference in a human chorionic gonadotrophin assay causing a false Down syndrome screening result

Arzu Etem Akagac, Hatice Bozkurt Yavuz

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 33, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: hCG; prenatal screening; fibrin; preanalytical phase; case report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.011001

False positive result of human chorionic gonadotropin caused by human anti-mouse antibodies

Jaroslav Racek, Ivana Potočová, Daniel Rajdl, Ladislav Trefil, Marie Šolcová

Case reports, Volume 33, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: anti-mouse antibodies; false positivity; hCG; interferences; pregnancy

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.010802

Reversible atransferrinemia in a patient with chronic enteropathy: is transferrin mandatory for iron transport?

Alexandre Raynor, Carmen Stefanescu, Arnaud Bruneel, Hervé Puy, Katell Peoc’h, Hana Manceau

Case report, Volume 33, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: transferrin; iron; inflammation; enteritis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.010801

A case of discrepant laboratory results in samples obtained from a central venous catheter and peripheral veins: when solving a pre-analytical mystery could improve patient care

Mattia Carini, Moira Micheletti, Giovanni Martellosio, Elisa Caravaggi, Nicola Portesi, Giorgio Biasiotto, Monica Marini, Duilio Brugnoni, Federico Serana

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 32, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: blood specimen collection; pre-analytical phase; medical error; central venous catheters; haematology

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.031001

Utility of serum indices in a particular case of serum protein electrophoresis

Massimo Daves, Andrea Piccin, Cristina Vicidomini, Antonia De Luisi, Andrea Mega

Case reports, Volume 32, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: capillary zone electrophoresis; interferences; serum indices

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.030802

Acquired hemophilia A secondary to SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: a case report

Brkić Nikolina, Milić Marija, Bekavac Marija, Marković Maja, Perković Dubravka

Case reports, Volume 32, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: hemophilia A; SARS-CoV-2; factor VIII

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.030801

A case of vitamin B12 deficiency neurological syndrome in a young adult due to late-onset cobalamin C (CblC) deficiency: a diagnostic challenge

Scott Ailliet, Rik Vandenberghe, Toon Schiemsky, Lode Van Overbeke, Philippe Demaerel, Wouter Meersseman, David Cassiman, Pieter Vermeersch

Case reports, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: vitamin B12; homocysteine; cobalamin C; subacute combined degeneration

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020802

Cell-in-cell phenomenon in urinary sediment: a case report

Carlos Martínez-Figueroa, Karen Cortés-Sarabia, José Antonio Tesser Poloni, Enrique Alejandro Molina-Avilez, Luis A. Palaoro, Amalia Vences-Velázquez

Case reports, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: urinary sediment; urinalysis; urinary tract infection; cell-in-cell

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020801

A sudden creatinine increase: A case report

Bernhard Strasser, Sebastian Strasser, Josef Tomasits

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 32, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: cystatin C; creatinine; estimated glomerular filtration rate; case report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.011002

Macrolipasemia secondary to colon cancer chemotherapy: a case report

Hatice Saracoglu, Gulden Baskol, Mevlut Baskol

Case report, Volume 31, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: macrolipasemia; chemotherapy; oxaliplatin; capecitabine; pancreatitis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.030801

Detection of monoclonal protein by capillary zone electrophoresis can be challenged by iodinated contrast agent interference: a case report

Clément Capaldo, Mourad Cheddad El Aouni, Damien Laurelli, Cyril Leven, Jean-Luc Carré

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: capillary electrophoresis; interference; iodinated contrast; gammopathy; case report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.021001

Contribution of the laboratory to a diagnosis process by sequential reflective testing: Paraprotein interference on a direct bilirubin assay

Niyazi Samet Yilmaz, Bayram Sen, Ozlem Gulbahar

Case Reports, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: direct bilirubin; interference; paraprotein; reflective testing

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020801

Pre-analytical mysteries: A case of severe hypervitaminosis D and mild hypercalcaemia

Emma Whittle, Elzahn de Waal, Tony Huynh, Oliver Treacy, Adam Morton

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 31, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: endocrinology; hypercalcaemia; hypervitaminosis D; interferences; paraprotein

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.011001

A rare case of tuberculosis-induced hypercalcemia

Loris Wauthier, Xavier Theunssens, Patrick Durez, Catherine Fillée, Diane Maisin, Damien Gruson

Case report, Volume 30, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: hypercalcemia; tuberculosis; rheumatoid polyarthritis; calcitriol

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030801

A case of severe pseudohyperkalaemia due to muscle contraction

Jan Van Elslande, Toon Dominicus, Jaan Toelen, Glynis Frans, Pieter Vermeersch

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: hyperkalaemia; pseudohyperkalaemia; preanalytical phase; case report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.021004

Case report of a phantom pheochromocytoma

Caroline M Joyce, Audrey Melvin, Paula M O’Shea, Seán J Costelloe, Domhnall J O’Halloran

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: case report; pheochromocytoma; metanephrines; false positive; sulfasalazine

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.021003

Dark brown serum and plasma samples: a case report

Lora Dukic, Nikolina Maric, Ana-Maria Simundic

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: case report; critical care; extra-analytical phase; sample coloration

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.021002

Case report of spuriously low sodium and calcium in a 36-year-old male in primary care

Seán J. Costelloe, Kelly McCarthy, Marguerite O’Connell, Mark Butler

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: delayed separation; spurious hyponatraemia; spurious hypocalcaemia; haemolysis; case report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.021001

The effect of jet-lag on serum concentrations of thyroid stimulating hormone and prolactin: A case report

Merve Sibel Gungoren, Deniz Ilhan Topcu, Cevdet Zungun

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; case report; jet-lag; thyroid stimulating hormone; prolactin

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.011003

Unexpected abnormal coagulation test results in a 2-year-old child: A case report

Patricija Banković Radovanović, Tanja Živković Mikulčić, Jasmina Simović Medica

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: case report; preanalytical phase; sample collection; coagulation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.011002

High anion gap metabolic acidosis caused by D-lactate: mind the time of blood collection

Matthias Weemaes, Martin Hiele, Pieter Vermeersch

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: D-lactate; D-lactic acidosis; high anion gap acidosis; preanalytical phase; case report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.011001

An unconscious man with profound drug-induced hypoglycaemia

Toon Schiemsky, Guy Vundelinckx, Kathleen Croes, Joris Penders, Koen Desmet, Steven Pauwels, Pieter Vermeersch

Case Reports, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: hypoglycaemia; tramadol; insulin; poisoning

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010802

A case of IgE myeloma transformed into IgE-producing plasma cell leukaemia

Nicolas Galakhoff, Cyril Leven, Jean-Richard Eveillard, Adrian Tempescul, Hélène Kerspern, Cécile Aubron, Caroline Buors, Éric Lippert, Jean-Luc Carré, Maël Padelli

Case Reports, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: immunofixation; immunoglobulin E; monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; multiple myeloma; plasma cell leukaemia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010801

Escherichia coli spheroplasts in a Croatian patient misclassified by two urine sediment analysers as erythrocytes: case report

Ana Nikler, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Helena Čičak, Nikolina Marić, Danijela Bejuk, Jose Antonio Tesser Poloni, Ana-Maria Simundic

Case Reports, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: spheroplasts; bacterial forms; urinalysis; misclassification

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030801

Description of interference in the measurement of troponin T by a high-sensitivity method

Miguel Aliste-Fernández, Gemma Sole-Enrech, Ruth Cano-Corres, Silvia Teodoro-Marin, Eugenio Berlanga-Escalera

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: high-sensitivity troponin T; interference; case report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.021001

A paradigmatic case of haemolysis and pseudohyperkalemia in blood gas analysis

Gian Luca Salvagno, Davide Demonte, Giuseppe Lippi

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: potassium; hyperkalemia; preanalytical variability; diagnostic errors

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.011003

Case report: An index of suspicion in hyponatraemia

Marizna Barkhuizen, Mariza Hoffmann, Ekkehard WA Zöllner, Rajiv T. Erasmus, Annalise E. Zemlin

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: pseudohyponatraemia; electrolyte exclusion effect; case report; serum indices; endogenous interference

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.011002

Effect of cold agglutinins on red blood cell parameters in a trauma patient: a case report

Anita Topic, Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Ana Bronic, Marina Pavic

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: cold agglutinins; preanalytical errors; red blood cell count; spurious complete blood count results

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.031001

Metabolic follow-up of a Croatian patient with gyrate atrophy and a new mutation in the gene: a case report

Marija Zekušić, Ana Škaričić, Ksenija Fumić, Dunja Rogić, Tamara Žigman, Danijela Petković Ramadža, Nenad Vukojević, Véronique Rüfenacht, Valentina Uroić, Ivo Barić

Case Report, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: ornithinemia; amino acids; tandem mass spectrometry

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030801

The diagnostic accuracy of clinical and laboratory parameters in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in the adult emergency department population - a case control pilot study

Ivo Soldo, Vanja Radisic Biljak, Branko Bakula, Maja Bakula, Ana-Maria Simundic

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: appendicitis; emergency service; white blood cell count; C-reactive protein; urinalysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030712

Pseudohyperkalemia - Potassium released from cells due to clotting and centrifugation - a case report

Tomáš Šálek

Pre-analytical Mysteries, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: hyperkalemia; case report; electrolytes; pseudohyperkalemia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.011002

Elevated zinc concentrations in a 5 months old infant: A case report

Eva Rabing Brix Petersen, Sven Mortensen, Mads Nybo

Pre-analytical Mysteries, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: capillary blood sample; case report; pre-analytical phase; zinc

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.011001

Gamma heavy-chain disease accompanied with follicular lymphoma: a case report

Paula San-José, Vicente Aguadero, Granada Perea, Meritxell Estrada, Eugenio Berlanga

Case Reports, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: paraproteins; electrophoresis; lymphoma; heavy chain disease

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010802

Henoch-Schönlein purpura in the third trimester of pregnancy

Ivka Djakovic, Drazan Butorac, Zeljko Vucicevic, Vesna Kosec, Andrea Tesija Kuna, Liborija Lugović-Mihić

Case Reports, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: Henoch-Schönlein purpura; leukocytoclastic vasculitis; pregnancy; glomerulonephritis; preeclampsia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010801

What´s floating on my plasma?

Janne Cadamuro, Helmut Wiedemann, Thomas K. Felder, Cornelia Mrazek, Ulrike Kipman, Oberkofler Hannes, Elisabeth Haschke-Becher

Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: case report; white particulate matter; lithium-heparin tubes; separator gel

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.047

Case report of unexplained hypocalcaemia in a slightly haemolysed sample

Michael Cornes

Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: case report; pre-analytical; contamination; K-EDTA

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.046

Acutely developing, spurious anaemia without actual blood loss. A paradigmatic case report

Giuseppe Lippi, Gianfranco Cervellin

Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: anaemia; errors; posture; preanalytical variability; case report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.045

Topiramate induced metabolic acidosis and kidney stones – a case study

Tomas Salek, Ivan Andel, Irena Kurfurstova

Case Report, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: urolithiasis; acidosis; renal tubular acidosis; topiramate; glomerular filtration rate

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.042

Urinary free cortisol assessment by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry: a case study of ion suppression due to unacquainted administration of piperacillin

Elisa Danese, Gian Luca Salvagno, Alessandra Guzzo, Samuele Scurati, Cristiano Fava, Giuseppe Lippi

Pre-analytical Mysteries, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: urinary free cortisol; ion suppression; pre-analytical phase; piperacillin; mass spectrometry

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.031001

False positive immunoassay for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in the presence of monoclonal gammopathy: a case report

Ivana Markovic, Zeljko Debeljak, Bojana Bosnjak, Maja Marijanovic

Case Reports, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia; immunoassay; functional serotonin release assay; cross-reaction; monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030801

Measurement uncertainty of blood ethanol concentration in drink-driving cases in an emergency laboratory

Yasemin Ustundağ, Kağan Huysal

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: blood ethanol; measurement uncertainty; driving accidents

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030708

Unusual pattern in haemoglobin electrophoresis in Croatian population: a case report

Dragana Segulja, Danica Matisic, Lorena Honovic, Josip Batinic, Dunja Rogic

Case Report, Volume 26, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: HbE; haemoglobinopathies; capillary zone electrophoresis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.048

Abnormal gel flotation caused by contrast media during adrenal vein sampling

Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Matteo Gelati, Antonella Bassi, Alberto Contro, Francesca Pizzolo, Gian Cesare Guidi

Case Report, Volume 26, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; blood specimen collection; contrast media; gels; phlebotomy

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.047

Misleading FT4 measurement: Assay-dependent antibody interference

Ingrid Revet, Lianne SM Boesten, Jan Linthorst, Elif Yildiz, Johannes W Janssen, Yolanda B de Rijke, Arjan Albersen

Case Report, Volume 26, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: FT4; thyroid function test; diagnostic errors; interference; immunoassay

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.046

On determining the most appropriate test cut-off value: the case of tests with continuous results

Farrokh Habibzadeh, Parham Habibzadeh, Mahboobeh Yadollahie

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 26, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: ROC curve; diagnostic tests; sensitivity; specificity; prevalence

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.034

Concurrent acquired inhibitors to factor VIII and IX, a laboratory artifact: a case report

Saša Anžej Doma, Andreas Hillarp, Tadej Pajič, Dušan Andoljšek, Peter Černelč, Irena Preldžnik Zupan

Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: inhibitor; autoantibody; blood coagulation factor; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.033

Detection of multiple annexin autoantibodies in a patient with recurrent miscarriages, fulminant stroke and seronegative antiphospholipid syndrome

Philipp Scholz, Markus Auler, Bent Brachvogel, Thomas Benzing, Peter Mallman, Thomas Streichert, Andreas R. Klatt

Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: annexin; anti-phospholipid syndrome; anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome; seronegative anti-phospholipid syndrome; recurrent miscarriage

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.032

A nucleotide deletion and frame-shift cause analbuminemia in a Turkish family

Gianluca Caridi, Elif Yilmaz Gulec, Monica Campagnoli, Francesca Lugani, Hasan Onal, Duzgun Kilic, Monica Galliano, Lorenzo Minchiotti

Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: congenital analbuminemia; DNA mutational analysis; single base deletion; frame-shift

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.031

Pseudohypernatremia secondary to trisodium citrate (Citra-Lock)

Janice Milliere, Daryl Corriveau, Malvinder S. Parmar

Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: assay interference; Citra-Lock; hypernatremia; pseudohypernatremia; dialysis catheter

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.030

Extreme hyperferritinemia in the setting of acute myeloid leukaemia: a case report of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Damien Denimal, Louise Ménégaut, Cédric Rossi, Laurence Duvillard, David Masson

Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: hyperferritinemia; hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; hyperferritinemic syndrome

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.029

Interference of M-protein on prothrombin time test – case report

Sandra Margetić, Ivana Ćelap, Lora Dukić, Ines Vukasović, Lucija Virović-Jukić

Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: prothrombin time; interference; M-protein; monoclonal gammopathy; thrombin time

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.028

“Real life use” of troponin in the emergency department: a survey of over 3000 cases

Matteo Vidali, Enrica Verzotti, Nicole Cabraz, Francesca Santi, Alessia Puma, Giorgio Bellomo, Alessandro Lupi, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Carlo Avanzi

Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: troponin I; acute coronary syndrome; emergency service; hospital; chest pain

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.043

Platelet satellitism in infectious disease?

Valentina Vidranski, Renata Laskaj, Dubravka Sikiric, Visnja Skerk

Case Report, Volume 25, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: blood platelets; thrombocytopenia; EDTA; urinary infection

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.030

A case report of short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (SCADD)

Barbka Repic Lampret, Simona Murko, Marusa Debeljak, Mojca Zerjav Tansek, Petja Fister, Tadej Battelino

Case Report, Volume 25, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: SCAD deficiency; short chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency; screening; acylcarnitine; polymorphism; genetic

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.029

In vitro diagnostic company recalls and medical laboratory practices: an Italian case

Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Giorgio Brocco, Gian Cesare Guidi

Case Report, Volume 25, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory techniques; patient safety; laboratory variability; reference standards; quality control; parathyroid hormone

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.028

Paraprotein interference with turbidimetric gentamicin assay

Goce Dimeski, Kendra Bassett, Nigel Brown

Case report, Volume 25, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: turbidimetry; IgM; paraprotein; interference

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.014

70-year old female patient with mismatch between hematocrit and hemoglobin values: the effects of cold agglutinin on complete blood count

Şerif Ercan, Mustafa Çalışkan, Erhan Koptur

Case report, Volume 24, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: complete blood count; cold agglutinin; hematocrit; hemoglobin; interference

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.042

Unusually difficult clinical presentation of an infant suffering from congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection combined with alpha 1-antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency

Ines Potočnjak, Goran Tešović, Andrea Tešija Kuna, Mario Štefanović, Orjena Žaja

Case report, Volume 24, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: cytomegalovirus infections; congenital; alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency; ganciclovir

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.043

Abnormal gel flotation in a patient with apperant pneumonia diagnosis: a case report

Fethullah Gerin, Dilber Coban Ramazan, Ozgur Baykan, Onder Sirikci, Goncagul Haklar

Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: separator gel; preanalytical phase; blood collection tube; floating gel; hyperproteinemia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.021

False negativity to carbohydrate-deficient transferrin and drugs: a clinical case

Matteo Vidali, Vincenza Bianchi, Marco Bagnati, Nadia Atzeni, Andrea Marco Bianchi, Giorgio Bellomo

Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: carbohydrate-deficient transferrin; alcoholism; drug therapy; combination; false negative reactions

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.020

Interaction of hemoglobin Grey Lynn (Vientiane) with a non-deletional α+-thalassemia in an adult Thai proband

Kritsada Singha, Goonnapa Fucharoen, Supan Fucharoen

Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: hemoglobin Grey Lynn; α-thalassemia; hemoglobinopathies

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.019

A deep vein thrombosis caused by 20209C>T mutation in homozygosis of the prothrombin gene in a Caucasian patient

Silvia Izquierdo Álvarez, Eva Barrio Ollero, Francisco Miguel Llinares Sanjuan, Fabiola Lorente Martínez, María Teresa Calvo Martín

Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: thrombosis; prothrombin; deep vein thrombosis; 20209C>T mutation homozygosis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.018

Congenital analbuminemia caused by a novel aberrant splicing in the albumin gene

Gianluca Caridi, Monica Dagnino, Omer Erdeve, Marco Di Duca, Duran Yildiz, Serdar Alan, Begum Atasay, Saadet Arsan, Monica Campagnoli, Monica Galliano, Lorenzo Minchiotti

Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: human serum albumin; albumin gene; congenital analbuminemia; DNA and cDNA sequence analysis; splicing mutation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.017

The importance of having a flexible scope ISO 15189 accreditation and quality specifications based on biological variation – the case of validation of the biochemistry analyzer Dimension Vista

Pilar Fernandez-Calle, Sandra Pelaz, Paloma Oliver, Maria Jose Alcaide, Ruben Gomez-Rioja, Antonio Buno, Jose Manuel Iturzaeta

Original papers, Volume 23, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biological variation; ISO 15189; interchangeability of results; Dimension Vista

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.011

Incorrect order of draw could be mitigate the patient safety: a phlebotomy management case report

Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi

Case report, Volume 23, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory techniques; preanalytical phase; laboratory variability; blood specimen collection; EDTA contamination carryover

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.026

Hepatitis during respiratory syncytial virus infection – a case report

Branka Kristić Kirin, Renata Zrinski Topić, Slavica Dodig

Case report, Volume 23, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: child; hepatitis; hyperphosphatasemia; otitis media; respiratory syncytial virus

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.014

Accidental digitoxin intoxication: an interplay between laboratory and clinical medicine

Luigi M. Castello, Sophie Negro, Francesca Santi, Isabella Zanotti, Matteo Vidali, Marco Bagnati, Giorgio Bellomo, Gian Carlo Avanzi

Case report, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: digitalis glycosides/poisoning; digitoxin; digoxin antibodies Fab fragments; digitoxin/toxicity; digitoxin/analysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.040

Gamma heavy chain disease in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis – a laboratory evaluation

Luigi M. Castello, Sophie Negro, Francesca Santi, Isabella Zanotti, Matteo Vidali, Marco Bagnati, Giorgio Bellomo, Gian Carlo Avanzi

Case report, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: heavy chain disease; arthritis; rheumatoid; immunoglobulin gamma-chains; electrophoresis; electrophoresis; capillary

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.039

Platelet satellitism in a trauma patient

Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Marina Pavic

Case report, Volume 22, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: pseudothrombocytopenia; platelet satellitism; EDTA

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.016

Increased IgA in a subject with positive anti-thyroid autoantibodies - a case report

Slavica Dodig, Renata Zrinski Topić, Jadranka Demirović, Jadranka Živčić

Case report, Volume 20, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: IgA; immunoassay; interferences; thyroid disease; autoantibody

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.012

Frequency of factor II G20210A, factor V Leiden, MTHFR C677T and PAI-1 5G/4G polymorphism in patients with venous thromboembolism: Croatian case-control study

Zrinka Alfirevic, Ana-Maria Simundic, Nora Nikolac, Nikola Sobocan, Igor Alfirevic, Mario Stefanovic, Zeljko Vucicevic, Elizabeta Topic

Original papers, Volume 20, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: thrombophilia; coagulation disorders; polymorphism; FV Leiden; factor II; plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.028

Bisalbuminemia in a male Croatian patient with sarcoidosis

Ana-Maria Simundic, Marijana Miler, Nora Nikolac, Elizabeta Topić, Dubravka Čaržavec, Branka Milanović, Vladimir Stančić

Case report, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: bisalbuminemia; capillary zone electrophoresis; genetic heterogeneity; sarcoidosis; serum albumin

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.010

Homozygous form of hereditary hemochromatosis in a patient with beta-thalassemia minor: case report

Dunja Buljubašić, Tatjana Ladenhauser-Palijan, Željko Debeljak

Case report, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: hemochromatosis; beta-thalassemia; transferrin saturation; HFE; hemoglobin electrophoresis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.019

Hepatotoxicity of antituberculosis drugs in a mother and a child affected by pulmonary tuberculosis - A case report

Slavica Dodig, Miljenko Raos, Ivka Zoričić-Letoja

Case report, Volume 18, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: antituberculosis drugs; hepatotoxicity; tuberculosis; child

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2008.011

Latent tuberculosis infection in a subject with diabetes mellitus – a case report

Slavica Dodig, Renata Zrinski Topić, Jadranka Živčić

Case report, Volume 18, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: Latent tuberculosis infection; diabetes mellitus; diabetes mellitus type 1; IFN-gamma

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2008.033

A new case of transient hyperphosphatasemia in a 21-month-old child with recurrent wheezing – case report

Renata Zrinski-Topić, Miljenko Raos, Jadranka Demirović, Jadranka Živčić, Ivana Čepelak, Rajka Petrinović, Slavica Dodig

Case report, Volume 18, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: hyperphosphatasemia; alkaline phosphatase; isoenzymes; wheezing; infant

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2008.023

Case report of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia with severe anemia

Vesna Šupak, Lidija Bilić-Zulle, Antica Duletić-Načinović, Elizabeta Fišić

Case report, Volume 18, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: arteriovenous malformation; case report; iron-deficiency anemia; hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2008.012

Severe cholestasis in a newborn with PiZZ alpha-1-antitrypsin genotype – A case report

Marijana Žirović, Andrea Tešija Kuna, Nora Nikolac, Mario Štefanović, Elizabeta Topić, Orjena Žaja-Franulović, Zvonimir Jurčić

Case report, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.024

Thromboembolism in a 14-year-old boy – case report

Sandra Margetić, Biserka Raić, Tomislav Franjo Hajnžić, Nikola Bulj, Elizabeta Topić, Andrea Tešija-Kuna, Nora Nikolac

Case report, Volume 16, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: venous thromboembolism; antiphospholipid syndrome; PAI-1 polymorphism

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2006.018