Abstract

Presentation of Case Dr. Naina Rastalsky (Medicine): A 68-year-old man with multiple myeloma was seen in the rheumatology clinic of this hospital because of increasing skin tightness, joint pain, and swelling of the hands and feet. The patient had been well until 2 years before this presentation, when anemia was noted on routine examination at another hospital. During the next 7 months, endoscopic and colonoscopic screening examinations were negative. Pathological examination of a bone marrow–biopsy specimen and aspirate revealed 30% plasma cells; flow-cytometric studies revealed an IgG lambda M component. A diagnosis of multiple myeloma was made. Skeletal radiographs reportedly . . .

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