Journal of Hematology & Thromboembolic Diseases
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-8790
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2329-8790
+44 1478 350008
Vladimir Milivojevic
Clinical Center of Serbia,
Iran
Research Article
Multiple Myeloma Associated Intestinal Amyloidosis: Intestinal Pseudo- Obstruction Falsely Considered as an Ascites
Author(s): Vladimir Milivojevic, Ješić Vukićević Rada, Rankovic Ivan, Stojanovic Maja, Micev Marjan and Milosavljevic TomicaVladimir Milivojevic, Ješić Vukićević Rada, Rankovic Ivan, Stojanovic Maja, Micev Marjan and Milosavljevic Tomica
Aim of our case report is to present a patient with light chain amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma and intestinal pseudoobstruciton clinically mimicking ascites. Our patient was a 44-year old woman who was admitted to our hospital due to nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain, significant weight loss, diarrhea, abdominal distension and bloating. She had a medical history of end-stage renal disease on haemodialysis and previous chronic viral C hepatitis. She addressed to our hospital after last outpatient ultrasound examination which revealed suspicious free abdominal fluid. After the clinical examination and diagnostic procedures we established diagnosis of multiple myeloma with bowel amyloid deposition and intestinal pseudo-obstruction. On the other side we noticed hepatomegaly and silent liver function tests. Liver biopsy could yielded the possible cause of hepatomegaly, but patie.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-8790.1000271