An Uncommon Cause of Acute Encephalopathy in Multiple Myeloma

Multiple myeloma commonly presents with bone pain, pathological fractures, hypercalcemia, anemia, and acute kidney injury. Altered mental status due to multiple myeloma is generally attributed to uremia, hypercalcemia, and hyperviscosity. In this report, we present a rare case of altered mental stat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Al Zeyoudi, Jawaher, Al Naqbi, Aisha, Kashiwagi, Deanne, Siddiqui, Mustaqeem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8781650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35103181
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20605
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Sumario:Multiple myeloma commonly presents with bone pain, pathological fractures, hypercalcemia, anemia, and acute kidney injury. Altered mental status due to multiple myeloma is generally attributed to uremia, hypercalcemia, and hyperviscosity. In this report, we present a rare case of altered mental status due to high serum ammonia levels in a patient with advanced multiple myeloma and with no liver dysfunction.

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