plasmablastic myeloma presenting as rapidly progressive renal failure in a young adult
;M Srija;P P Zachariah;V N Unni;A Mathew;R Rajesh;G Kurian;S Neeraj;N V Seethalekshmi;N V Smitha
journal of the chemical society - perkin transactions 12014Vol. 24pp. 41-44
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srija2014indianplasmablastic
Abstract
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a condition where there is malignant proliferation of plasma cells. There is a strong correlation with age, peaking at 60-70 years. The clinical course in adolescents and young individuals is generally indolent and the survival is longer. We report a case of a 28-year-old male, who was diagnosed to have plasmablastic myeloma, an atypical variant of MM with a poor prognosis, presenting as rapidly progressive renal failure. He was given induction chemotherapy and then underwent autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.