Multiple myeloma revealed by spinal cord compression and herpes zoster in a 36-year-old Cameroonian

Multiple myeloma revealed by spinal cord compression and herpes zoster in a 36-year-old Cameroonian

Multiple myeloma is a malignant plasma cell disorder occurring mostly in people above 60 years old. The authors describe a case of multiple myeloma in a 36-year-old patient revealed by spinal cord compression and Herpes zoster with a rapidly unfavourable outcome.

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal Vol. 16; no. 21; p. 21
Main Authors: Sini, Victor, Kamtchum, Tatuene Joseph, Tegueu, Callixte Kuate, Djientcheu, Vincent De Paul
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Uganda The African Field Epidemiology Network 2013
The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects:
Adult
Cameroon
cameroonian
Case Report
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
herpes zoster
Herpes Zoster - complications
Herpes Zoster - diagnosis
Humans
multiple myeloma
Multiple Myeloma - complications
Multiple Myeloma - diagnosis
plasmocytosis
spinal cord compression
Spinal Cord Compression - diagnosis
Spinal Cord Compression - etiology
young age
Cameroon
herpes zoster
young age
spinal cord compression
Cameroonian
plasmocytosis
Multiple myeloma
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Summary:Multiple myeloma is a malignant plasma cell disorder occurring mostly in people above 60 years old. The authors describe a case of multiple myeloma in a 36-year-old patient revealed by spinal cord compression and Herpes zoster with a rapidly unfavourable outcome.
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ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2013.16.21.2908