During performing routine blood test among members of a family, abnormally high potassium values was noticed. Which hematological anomaly is known to cause such a finding?
ITP
Polycythemia rubra vera
Bernard soulier syndrome
Hereditary elliptocytosis
Hereditary elliptocytosis is autosomal domiantly inherited and runs in families. It is usually asymptomatic and detected during blood tests as it can produce pseudohyperkalemia. Ref: Harrisons principles of internal medicine, 18th edition, Page 876.