Multiple myeloma presenting as extensive limb gangrene
Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis is one of the rare manifestations of plasma cell dyscrasias. A 54-year-old diabetic housewife presented with pain and blackish discoloration of her right foot and medial four fingers of the right hand. She underwent transmetatarsal amputation of her right and left feet du...
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| description | Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis is one of the rare manifestations of plasma cell dyscrasias. A 54-year-old diabetic housewife presented with pain and blackish discoloration of her right foot and medial four fingers of the right hand. She underwent transmetatarsal amputation of her right and left feet due to digital gangrene 1 year and 9 months back respectively. On diagnostic evaluation, she was found to have multiple myeloma with cryoglobulinemic vasculitis. This case report emphasizes the importance of considering the possibility of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis and underlying plasma cell dyscrasias in patients presenting with gangrene of extremity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e30155b1bcc1454c8138aa2e213f721e2022-12-21T19:26:43ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Applied Hematology1658-51272014-01-015310711010.4103/1658-5127.141999Multiple myeloma presenting as extensive limb gangreneMansoor C AbdullaLekha K NairRam NarayanAnitha DasCryoglobulinemic vasculitis is one of the rare manifestations of plasma cell dyscrasias. A 54-year-old diabetic housewife presented with pain and blackish discoloration of her right foot and medial four fingers of the right hand. She underwent transmetatarsal amputation of her right and left feet due to digital gangrene 1 year and 9 months back respectively. On diagnostic evaluation, she was found to have multiple myeloma with cryoglobulinemic vasculitis. This case report emphasizes the importance of considering the possibility of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis and underlying plasma cell dyscrasias in patients presenting with gangrene of extremity.http://www.jahjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1658-5127;year=2014;volume=5;issue=3;spage=107;epage=110;aulast=AbdullaCryoglobulinemic vasculitisgangrenemultiple myeloma |
| spellingShingle | Mansoor C Abdulla Lekha K Nair Ram Narayan Anitha Das Multiple myeloma presenting as extensive limb gangrene Journal of Applied Hematology Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis gangrene multiple myeloma |
| title | Multiple myeloma presenting as extensive limb gangrene |
| title_full | Multiple myeloma presenting as extensive limb gangrene |
| title_fullStr | Multiple myeloma presenting as extensive limb gangrene |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiple myeloma presenting as extensive limb gangrene |
| title_short | Multiple myeloma presenting as extensive limb gangrene |
| title_sort | multiple myeloma presenting as extensive limb gangrene |
| topic | Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis gangrene multiple myeloma |
| url | http://www.jahjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1658-5127;year=2014;volume=5;issue=3;spage=107;epage=110;aulast=Abdulla |
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