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A rare presentation of myelomatous pleural effusion in immunoglobulin g subtype of multiple myeloma
Yawar Yaseen1, Parvaiz Ahmad Shah2, Bilal Ahmad Mir2, Saika Amreen3
1 Department of Emergency Medicine, King Fahad Hospital, Medina, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Internal Medicine, GMC, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
3 Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, SKIMS, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Correspondence Address:
Yawar Yaseen
GMC, Karan Nagar, Srinagar - 190 008, Jammu and Kashmir
Saudi Arabia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/oji.oji_32_20
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Myeloma is a disease of neoplastic plasma cells that synthesize an abnormal amount of immunoglobulins (Igs) or Ig fragments. Multiple myeloma is associated with many complications such as impaired hematopoiesis resulting in anemia and other cytopenias, osteolytic bone lesions, hypercalcemia, and renal dysfunction. However, myelomatous pleural effusion is a rare complication of multiple myeloma, particularly at initial presentation. Herein, we report such a rare complication of myelomatous pleural effusion as initial presentation in a 65-year-old female with IgG type of myeloma.
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