Clinical case of the month. Weakness in an 88-year-old man. Multiple myeloma
Stellingworth, M.; Broussard, A.; Cataldo, V.; Morrissey, J.Rene.; Lipscomb, G.; Lopez, F.A.; Rigby, P.
Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society Official Organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society 155(2): 84-9; Quiz 89-90 119
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0024-6921 PMID: 12778991 Document Number: 565859
Multiple myeloma is a malignant proliferation of plasma cells that typically occurs in older individuals and is characterized by anemia, renal failure, bone pain, lytic lesions, and a monoclonal gammopathy. This disease is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
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