Entamoeba gingivalis in Acute Osteomyelitis of the Mandible by Feriyl Bhaijee, Diana Bell

“…An 86-year-old woman presented with osteonecrosis of the mandible following bisphosphonate therapy for multiple myeloma, and underwent surgical debridement and multiple dental extractions. …”
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Pneumatosis Coli Formation via Counterperfusion Supersaturation in a Patient with Severe Diarrhea by Eric Vecchio, Sehrish Jamot, Jason Ferreira

“…We present the case of an elderly male patient with known multiple myeloma who was hospitalized with profuse watery diarrhea and abdominal pain after a course of induction chemotherapy. …”
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Solitary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Thyroid Gland by M. Ridal, N. Ouattassi, T. Harmouch, A. Amarti, M. N. Alami

“…The prognosis is favorable compared to solitary bone plasmacytomas or multiple myeloma.…”
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State-of-the-Art Management of Complications of Myeloma and Its Treatment by Monique A. Hartley-Brown, Daniel M. Sullivan, Rachid Baz

“…Multiple myeloma is an incurable disease, although patient survival has increased with the availability of novel agents. …”
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Treatment of Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome and Prevention of Bleeding Postautologous Stem Cell Transplant during Severe Pancytopenia with IVIG by Behyar Zoghi, Paul Shaughnessy, Roger M. Lyons, Richard Helmer, Carlos Bachier, C. Frederick LeMaistre

“…We report a patient with AVWS associated with multiple myeloma who underwent autologous stem cell transplants as consolidation after initial induction and again at relapse. …”
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A Case of Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis and Associated Conjunctivitis Following MMR Vaccine Administration by Hana I. Nazir, Aubrey A. Hess, Abha Soni, Kathryn A. Potter

“…Had the patient’s oncologist not known about the recent vaccination, it is likely that the treatment of his multiple myeloma would have been postponed or altered, as lenalidomide can also cause LCV.…”
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Lenalidomide-Associated Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by William Forehand III, Germame Ajebo, Michael Toscano, Anand Jillella, Paul Dainer

“…Lenalidomide is indicated in the front-line management of multiple myeloma. More recently, it has been introduced for use in treating other hematologic malignancies. …”
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Diaphragmatic Amyloidosis Causing Respiratory Failure: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Aleksey Novikov, Horatio Holzer, Robert A. DeSimone, Ghaith Abu-Zeinah, David J. Pisapia, Tomer M. Mark, Raymond D. Pastore

“…We describe a case of a 70-year-old Caucasian man with multiple myeloma who presented with worsening dyspnea. …”
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CASE PRESENTATION by Goga Iolanda, Cioc Enache, Boghici Elena-Monica, Moraru Mihaela, Nichita Monica-Adriana, Dumitrescu Elena, Pirlea Andrei-Daniel, Zob Daniela-Luminiţa

“…A case report Clinical and therapeutic particularities in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans – a case report Multiple myeloma presenting as sellar plasmacytoma and focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis – case report…”
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Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Pancreas: A Rare Entity by Alexis Smith, Hassan Hal, Elizabeth Frauenhoffer

“…We report a case of pancreatic plasmacytoma in association with advanced multiple myeloma.…”
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Diagnosis and Management of a Patient With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and a Concurrent Plasmacytoma by Danielle C. Thor, Rohan Umrani, Jack Bergal, Charles Yang, Richard Gordon

“…In select patients, CLL can progress into a more aggressive disease via its original morphology, following a Richter transformation to an alternative non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, or with the concomitant development of multiple myeloma. In an extremely rare subset of individuals with CLL, an extramedullary plasmacytoma may coexist. …”
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Hepatitis B Associated Monoclonal Gammopathy That Resolved after Successful Liver Transplant by P. Sreenivasan, S. Nair

“…Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) has been most commonly associated with diseases like multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, primary systemic amyloidosis, HIV, and other lymphoproliferative disorders. …”
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Use of Anti-Interleukin-6 Receptor Monoclonal Antibody in Drug-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Alessandra Petrillo, Noa Biran, Sean Sadikot

“…We discuss a case of a patient with multiple myeloma who was hospitalized with drug-induced ARDS who had a rapid response to an anti-interleukin-6 monoclonal antibody.…”
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A Rare Cause of Acquired Factor X Deficiency in an 87-Year-Old Female by Ayrton Bangolo, Trupti Waykole, Bilal Niazi, Chandini Sajja, Mahabuba Akhter, Bhavna Gupta, Sameh Elias

“…Of plasma cell dyscrasias, most cases in the literature have been associated with multiple myeloma with or without concomitant AL amyloidosis. …”
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Bortezomib-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Prakash Kharel, Deekchha Uprety, Abhinav B. Chandra, Yirui Hu, Anuradha Avinash Belur, Ajay Dhakal

“…Bortezomib, a proteasome inhibitor, is an established therapy against multiple myeloma. Bortezomib-induced lung injury, although not appreciated during the introductory time of the medication, has now been highlighted in multiple case reports. …”
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Multiple Extramedullary Plasmacytoma with Lytic Bony Lesions: A Rare Case Report by Akhlak Hussain, Mohinder Singh, Kuldip Singh, Harjot Bagga

“…Bone marrow aspirate did not reveal any evidence of multiple myeloma/plasmacytosis. There was no anemia, hypercalcemia, or renal insufficiency. …”
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Bone-Immune Cell Crosstalk: Bone Diseases by Giorgio Mori, Patrizia D’Amelio, Roberta Faccio, Giacomina Brunetti

“…In particular, we focused our attention on the major pathogenic mechanism underlying periodontal disease, psoriatic arthritis, postmenopausal osteoporosis, glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, metastatic solid tumors, and multiple myeloma.…”
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Falsely Elevated 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Hypercalcemia by Moon Kyung Choi, Prapaipan Putthapiban, Patamaporn Lekprasert

“…One of the most common conditions that can cause an increased amount of paraproteins is multiple myeloma. We report 2 cases of falsely elevated 25-hydroxy-vitamin D levels in patients presenting with hypercalcemia and an underlying diagnosis of MM.…”
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Treatment of Bleeding Diathesis Associated with a Heparin-Like Anticoagulant in Plasma Cell Neoplasia Using Protamine by Christopher A. Willner, Mohammed M. Chisti

“…We report a case in which intravenous protamine sulfate was administered to a patient with IgG-kappa monotypic multiple myeloma, which resulted in resolution of bleeding and coagulopathy, confirmed via objective laboratory data. …”
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Melphalan Culprit or Confounder in Acute Encephalopathy during Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation? by Diógenes Alayón-Laguer, Melissa Alsina, Jose L. Ochoa-Bayona, Ernesto Ayala

“…We report a case of a female patient with Durie-Salmon stage 3A/ISS stage I IgG kappa multiple myeloma (MM) who developed encephalopathy after high-dose melphalan and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). …”
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