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Ascites as the Presenting Symptom of Multiple Myeloma in a Scleroderma Patient

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Several reports have demonstrated associations between scleroderma and cancer and between multiple myeloma and autoimmune diseases. Few papers have also reported the concurrence of scleroderma and multiple myeloma. We report a case of multiple myeloma that developed in a male patient after 28 years of fulfilling a diagnosis of scleroderma. The main presenting feature of multiple myeloma was ascites, solely explained by the increased vascular permeability that occurs in this disease.

Source: Case Reports in Rheumatology

DOI: 10.1155/2014/235958

Authors: Nadeen Hilal, Adnan Atallah

Language: English

Topic: Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments

Subfield: Hematology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $790

OpenAlex ID: W2005226421