Unusual Presentation of Multiple Myeloma

Malignancy is an independent risk factor of venous thromboembolism, although it is difficult to determine whether occult cancer is the cause of unprovoked VTE. About 25% of patients with VTE remain idiopathic. Here, the authors report the case of a 63-year-old woman with a history of unprovoked VTE...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jeon, Jeong Suk, Lee, Sang Yeoup, Choi, Eun Jeong, Lim, Hyun Ju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Journal of the Nepal Medical Association 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8997321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30058642
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Sumario:Malignancy is an independent risk factor of venous thromboembolism, although it is difficult to determine whether occult cancer is the cause of unprovoked VTE. About 25% of patients with VTE remain idiopathic. Here, the authors report the case of a 63-year-old woman with a history of unprovoked VTE some 10 months previously who presented with recurrent cough and dyspnea of 6 months duration and was finally diagnosed to have multiple myeloma.

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