Complex pathological fracture and severe bone disease as a presenting manifestation of multiple myeloma: a case report

Pyoderma Gangrenosum and Multiple Myeloma: A case report

A 79-year-old female came to skin clinic with an ulcer, 15×20 cm, on her left shin. The laboratory report and both the skin and bone marrow biopsies reports, showed pyoderma gangrenosum associated with multiple myeloma. The patient was referred to hematology clinic for treatment. Multiple myeloma has rarely been associated with pyoderma gangrenosum. Multiple myeloma should be investigated...

Hypoparathyroidism as a rare manifestation of Wilson,s disease: a case report

A 13 years old girl was admitted to the pediatric ward of hospital  No 1 of Kerman university of medical sciences because of crampy pains, pins and needles sensation of the extremities and history of an episode of seizure. Her problem started one week prior to admission with pain in the leg muscles, flexion of the fingers followed by seizure. On physical examination, the prominent finding inclu...

Multiple myeloma presenting clinically as obstructive jaundice: a case report.

Multiple myeloma presenting as spinal cord compression: a case report

INTRODUCTION Spinal cord compression is a potentially devastating condition that demands immediate attention. Efforts must be divided between addressing the symptoms of cord compression and identifying the precise etiology of the condition. CASE PRESENTATION A 76-year-old Peruvian man presented to our emergency department for evaluation of the gradual onset of lower extremity weakness over on...

Multiple myeloma presenting as an intracranial plasmacytoma: a case report

Multiple myeloma presenting as an intracranial tumor (plasmacytoma) is very rare. An 81-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of gait disturbance. A blood laboratory test revealed a mildly increased lactate dehydrogenase (236 IU/L) and glucose (121 mg/dl). Blood protein fractions were normal. Brain computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intracranial mass (5...