Relapsing Multiple Myeloma Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade and Obstructive Uropathy

Multiple Myeloma Presenting as Respiratory Stridor

Extramedullary plasmacytoma occurs in 18% of patients with multiple myeloma. Laryngeal involvement in multiple myeloma is rare, and only a few cases have been reported. We present a case of a 44-year-old women with multiple myeloma who presented with stridor due to a mass involving the larynx which was initially proven to be plasmacytoma on biopsy. She had evidence of multiple myeloma of IgA la...

Ovarian dermoid presenting as unilateral obstructive uropathy.

To cite: Neelakantan S, Reddy R, Swamy AK. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016216878 DESCRIPTION A 17-year-old female patient presented to the emergency department with history of intermittent right sided colicky abdominal pain and nausea since 3 weeks. Urine analysis revealed no evidence of infection. She was referred for imaging workup, which in...

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

IgA multiple myeloma presenting as non-obstructive jaundice.

Multiple myeloma can occasionally present with jaundice. The underlying process may be pancreatic head myeloma infiltration causing obstructive jaundice or hepatic amyloid deposition resulting in cholestatic jaundice. A rare case of myeloma presenting as jaundice due to hepatic myeloma infiltration is reported.

Cardiac tamponade as presenting symptom of tuberculosis.

To cite: Zadra AR, Ripellino P, Barzaghi N. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014208787 DESCRIPTION A middle age man was admitted to our infectious diseases department with recent weight loss, fever, dyspnoea and palpitations. Blood and urine tests showed only increased C reactive protein and mild anaemia. As the patient’s wife was previously diagno...