Ophthalmological Complications of Multiple Myelomatosis

Ophthalmological complications of multiple myelomatosis.

Thromboembolic complications in myelomatosis.

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Thromboembolic complications in myelomatosis.

Fourteen cases of myelomatosis associated with major thromboembolic complications are reported. Six patients died of pulmonary embolism, seven had deep-vein thrombosis as a presenting symptom, and three had evidence of amyloidosis. A preliminary estimate of the incidence of thromboembolism based on 376 patients admitted so far to the Medical Research Council's myelomatosis trial is about 3%, wh...

Ophthalmological Complications of Favism.

To the Editorial Committee of the BRMSH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY SIRs,-I read with interest the article of Choremis, Joannides, and Kyriakides on " Severe Ophthalmological Complications following Favism" (Brit. J. Ophthal. (1960) 44, 353). Since the authors state that "such complications were encountered for the first time and no information was found in the literature", I should like to refer ...

Multiple myelomatosis with proptosis.

MULTIPLE myelomata are uncommon endosteal tumours developing from the myeloblastic elements of the bone marrow. The ribs, sternum, clavicle, vertebral bodies, and pelvis are favourite sites; the skull is also frequently involved and the long bones may be affected, but never alone (Perkins, 1936). The disease has an insidious onset and is often only recognized late when multiple nodules appear o...