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Exceptional Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma
Despite being a rare occurrence, multiple myeloma (MM) has been reported as an alternative cause of pleurisy, with approximately 50 documented cases in the literature so far. In this case report, we present the clinical scenario of a patient who sought medical attention due to symptoms of dyspnea, c...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10474444/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37664350 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42881 |
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author | Thouil, Afaf Rhazari, Meriem Gartini, Sara Kouismi, Hatim |
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description | Despite being a rare occurrence, multiple myeloma (MM) has been reported as an alternative cause of pleurisy, with approximately 50 documented cases in the literature so far. In this case report, we present the clinical scenario of a patient who sought medical attention due to symptoms of dyspnea, chest pain, and weight loss. Through a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, it was determined that the patient's pleural involvement was attributable to MM, a hematological malignancy. This case highlights the importance of considering MM as a potential etiology in patients presenting with pleural manifestations, even in settings where tuberculosis is the prevailing cause. |
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spelling | pubmed-104744442023-09-03 Exceptional Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma Thouil, Afaf Rhazari, Meriem Gartini, Sara Kouismi, Hatim Cureus Pulmonology Despite being a rare occurrence, multiple myeloma (MM) has been reported as an alternative cause of pleurisy, with approximately 50 documented cases in the literature so far. In this case report, we present the clinical scenario of a patient who sought medical attention due to symptoms of dyspnea, chest pain, and weight loss. Through a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, it was determined that the patient's pleural involvement was attributable to MM, a hematological malignancy. This case highlights the importance of considering MM as a potential etiology in patients presenting with pleural manifestations, even in settings where tuberculosis is the prevailing cause. Cureus 2023-08-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10474444/ /pubmed/37664350 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42881 Text en Copyright © 2023, Thouil et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Pulmonology Thouil, Afaf Rhazari, Meriem Gartini, Sara Kouismi, Hatim Exceptional Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma |
title | Exceptional Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma |
title_full | Exceptional Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma |
title_fullStr | Exceptional Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma |
title_full_unstemmed | Exceptional Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma |
title_short | Exceptional Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma |
title_sort | exceptional manifestation of multiple myeloma |
topic | Pulmonology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10474444/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37664350 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42881 |
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