Agreda PA, Chao PC, Hernández BD, Roca CV

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Multiple myeloma is a malignant hematologic disease characterized by a proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow. The most common age of onset is between 65 and 70 years, however cases are documented in young people in increasingly severe forms.
Case presentation: A case of a 31-year-old man, with generalized bone pain, weight loss and adynamia, of 6 months of evolution is presented here. Serum creatinine and serum calcium levels are high during hospitalization, Bence-Jones protein is positive for Kappa light chains, and marrow biopsy is performed, which concludes in plasmoblastic myeloma.
Conclusions: Treatment with cytostatic associated with steroids is started. This onset before age 40 is not frequent, and prognosis is bleak, despite the specific oncology treatment.

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