Multiple Myeloma and Atopic Eczema in an Adult

Autor: Mohammad Amir Hossain, Qiang Nai, Ping Zhang, Hongxiu Luo, Mohammed Amzad Hossain, Abdul Mahmad, Abdalla M. Yousif, Shuvendu Sen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Oncology, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 58-63 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1662-6575
DOI: 10.1159/000375120
Popis: Multiple myeloma is the fourteenth cause of cancer-related death. The symptoms of myeloma are mostly nonspecific, and there is significant delay between the first symptoms and diagnosis of myeloma. Atopic eczema is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease associated with dysregulation of the immune system. It generally develops in early childhood but can also occur in adults. Eczema is associated with a variety of hematological and solid malignancies, and possibly multiple myeloma. We report a patient with eczema that developed 5 years before the diagnosis of multiple myeloma but was mistaken for psoriasis.
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