Multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant tumor of plasma cell characterized by overproduction of abnormal plasma cells in the bone marrow and skeletal destruction. The clinical features are bone pain, renal impairment, immunodeficiency, anemia and presence of abnormal immunoglobulins (Ig).

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PMID (PMCID)
29616908
 MALE
Glioblastoma Multiforme in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Moore CA, Ibrahim M, Kapila A, Bajaj K.
Perm J. 2018;22:17-125.
A 72-year-old man, who had been in complete remission from multiple myeloma for 1 year after treatment that included lenalidomide, presented with confusion, headache, nausea and vomiting, and recurrent falls.
22363086
(3271427)
 OTHER
Vitamin D deficiency in a man with multiple myeloma.
Clement Z, Ashford M, Sivakumaran S.
N Am J Med Sci. 2011;3(10):469-71.
This case highlights that vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with multiple myeloma, and can cause generalized musculoskeletal pain and increase the risk of falls, yet it often goes unrecognized.
22363086
(3271427)
 OTHER
Vitamin D deficiency in a man with multiple myeloma.
Clement Z, Ashford M, Sivakumaran S.
N Am J Med Sci. 2011;3(10):469-71.
A 63 year old male with multiple myeloma on Bortezomib presented with worsening generalized musculoskeletal pain, weakness, and multiple falls.