Nonsecretory Multiple Myeloma associated with Immune Thrombocytopenia and Complicated by Malignant Ascites.
- Author:
Hyun Min PARK
1
;
Inho KIM
;
Moon Hee LEE
;
Jee Young HAN
;
Chul Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Inchon, Korea. ikim@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Nonsecretory multiple myeloma;
Immune thrombocytopenia;
Malignant ascites
- MeSH:
Ascites*;
Bone Marrow;
Drug Therapy;
Humans;
Multiple Myeloma*;
Thrombocytopenia*
- From:Korean Journal of Hematology
2002;37(2):153-157
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Thrombocytopenia is frequently seen in patients with multiple myeloma when most often the etiology is either chemotherapy induced marrow suppression or bone marrow replacement by myeloma cells. But immune thrombocytopenia has only rarely been documented in patients with multiple myeloma. Also ascites caused by peritoneal infiltration with myeloma cell rarely develops in patients with multiple myeloma. We report a patient with nonsecretory multiple myeloma associated with immune thrombocytopenia and complicated by malignant ascites and periumbilical nodules.
