Peripheral arthritis as a form of atypical presentation of a multiple myeloma

• Main Authors: Leymer Carlos Aliaga Carrazana (Author), Roxana González-Figueredo (Author), Melissa Emilia Hevia-Surós (Author), Maricelis Virgen Carrazana-Ayala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Multiple myeloma is a malignant neoplasm of plasma cells characterized by bone marrow infiltration and extensive skeletal destruction resulting in anaemia, pain in the bone and fractures. It represents 1% of malignant tumours and a little more than 10% of all malignant hemopathies. Case report: We p...