Hyperammonemic encephalopathy in multiple myeloma.
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چکیده
We report two cases of hyperammonemic encephalopathy in patients with multiple myeloma. This rare complication, whose pathophysiology remains unknown, is associated with disease progression and so with a very bad prognosis. We believe that this complication should be included in the differential diagnosis of encephalopathy occurring in multiple myeloma.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Haematologica
دوره 83 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998