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Pneumococcaemia as a presenting sign in 3 cases of multiple myeloma
Author(s) -
Barasch Eddy,
Berger Stephen A.,
Golan Eli,
SiegmanIgra Yardena
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1986.tb00833.x
Subject(s) - multiple myeloma , neutropenia , medicine , myeloma protein , sign (mathematics) , antibody , feature (linguistics) , immunology , chemotherapy , linguistics , philosophy , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Multiple myeloma was diagnosed in 3 patients following episodes of pneumococcaemia associated with neutropenia and decreased serum concentration of normal immunoglobulins. Severe pneumococcal infection is commonly encountered during the course of multiple myeloma, but has not been stressed as a presenting feature of the disease.