THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF FEVER of unknown origin includes infectious diseases, malignancies and connective tissue diseases. Multiple myeloma is not usually included in the differential diagnosis, nor is it considered a frequent cause of cholestasis in the absence of amyloidosis. We report a case of multiple myeloma in a patient presenting with a long-standing fever and cholestasis. The patient underwent a long and unfruitful series of diagnostic procedures, including liver biopsy. The clue to the diagnosis, established with a marrow biopsy, was the presence of a paraprotein in the serum.
Mumoli, N., Cei, M., Incensati, R., Verzuri, M.S. (2004). Multiple Myeloma in a patientWith fever of unknown origin and Cholestasis. CMAJ, 170(12), 1809-1810 [10.1503/cmaj.1031826].
Multiple Myeloma in a patientWith fever of unknown origin and Cholestasis
Verzuri M. S.
2004-01-01
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THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF FEVER of unknown origin includes infectious diseases, malignancies and connective tissue diseases. Multiple myeloma is not usually included in the differential diagnosis, nor is it considered a frequent cause of cholestasis in the absence of amyloidosis. We report a case of multiple myeloma in a patient presenting with a long-standing fever and cholestasis. The patient underwent a long and unfruitful series of diagnostic procedures, including liver biopsy. The clue to the diagnosis, established with a marrow biopsy, was the presence of a paraprotein in the serum.
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