A clinical picture of pulmonary embolism revealing light‐chain myeloma

Key Clinical Message We are highlighting on the particularity of a clinical picture of pulmonary embolism revealing light‐chain myeloma in a 56‐year‐old male patient. Myeloma remains a rare affection. Even though its revelation through pulmonary embolism remains rare, it can be explained by hypervis...

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Published inClinical case reports Vol. 5; no. 12; pp. 2044 - 2046
Main Authors Belarj, Badia, El Alaoui, Amine, Dahraoui, Souhail, Uwingabiye, Jean, Owusu, Emmanuel Millbank, Rochdi, Anas, Biaz, Asmaa, Dami, Abdellah, Bouhsain, Sanae, Ouzzif, Zohra, Doghmi, Nawfel, El Machtani Idrissi, Samira
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2017
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects
Case Report
Case Reports
Embolisms
Health risk assessment
Monoclonal‐free kappa light chain
Multiple myeloma
Pulmonary arteries
pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolisms
Monoclonal‐free kappa light chain
pulmonary embolism
multiple myeloma
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Summary:Key Clinical Message We are highlighting on the particularity of a clinical picture of pulmonary embolism revealing light‐chain myeloma in a 56‐year‐old male patient. Myeloma remains a rare affection. Even though its revelation through pulmonary embolism remains rare, it can be explained by hyperviscosity syndrome accompanying it. We are highlighting on the particularity of a clinical picture of pulmonary embolism revealing light‐chain myeloma in a 56‐year‐old male patient. Myeloma remains a rare affection. Even though its revelation through pulmonary embolism remains rare, it can be explained by hyperviscosity syndrome accompanying it.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.1234