Multiple Myeloma Presenting with Distal Limb Gangrene: An Odd Case Report
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2014
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasmocytic malignant proliferation of a single clone resulting in an overabundance of monoclonal immunoglobulins. MM commonly presents with bone disorders, renal failure, anaemia and hypercalcaemia. Hyperviscosity syndrome is rare, as are vaso-occlusive symptoms. The authors report a dramatic case of an 80-year-old woman admitted to the emergency department with full-blown distal gangrene. The culprit turned out to be a MM, unusually presenting with symptomatic hyperviscosity and peripheral occlusive ischaemia. This catastrophic and particularly dramatic presentation is almost unprecedented, with only a few cases reported worldwide. |
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http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/14887/1/167-1203-3-PB.pdf Jacinto, Joana and Malheiro, Alexandra and Pestana, Andreia and Freitas, Tiago and Brazão, M. Luz (2014) Multiple Myeloma Presenting with Distal Limb Gangrene: An Odd Case Report. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 1 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2284-2594 |
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SMC media |
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http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/14887/ http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/167 10.12890/2014_000167 |
Palavras-Chave | #616.99 Tumori, malattie contagiose |
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Article PeerReviewed |