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<language>eng</language>
<publisher>Science and Education Publishing</publisher>
<journalTitle>American Journal of Medical Case Reports</journalTitle>
<eissn>2374-216X</eissn>
<publicationDate>2015-07-02</publicationDate>
<volume>3</volume>
<issue>8</issue>
<startPage>244</startPage>
<endPage>246</endPage>
<doi>10.12691/ajmcr-3-8-6</doi>
<publisherRecordId>AJMCR2015386</publisherRecordId>
<documentType>article</documentType>
<title language="eng">Pulmonary Embolism: A Rare Initial Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma</title>
<authors>
<author>
<name>Parijat Sen</name>
<affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
</author>
<author>
<name>Abhishek Kumar</name>
<affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
</author>
<author>
<name>Mary Mathews</name>
<email>mary.mathews@live.ca</email>
<affiliationId>3</affiliationId>
</author>
<author>
<name>Daphne Macbruce</name>
<affiliationId>4</affiliationId>
</author>
<author>
<name>Richard Miller</name>
<affiliationId>4</affiliationId>
</author>

</authors>
<affiliationsList>
<affiliationName affiliationId="1">Department of Internal Medicine, St. Michael's Medical Center, Newark, USA</affiliationName>
<affiliationName affiliationId="2">Department of Hematology and Oncology, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, New Jersey, USA</affiliationName>
<affiliationName affiliationId="3">Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, New Jersey, USA</affiliationName>
<affiliationName affiliationId="4">Department of Pulmonary Medicine, St. Michael's Medical Center, Newark, USA</affiliationName>

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<abstract language="eng">Multiple Myeloma usually presents with end organ damage like bone symptoms such as pain, pathologic fracture, renal dysfunction, chronic fatigue from anemia or symptoms of hypercalcemia. Although frequently associated with venous thromboembolisms, the presentation of multiple myeloma with pulmonary embolism as its initial manifestation is extremely rare. We report the case of a 60 y/o Hispanic male who presented with a Pulmonary Embolism, further diagnostic test revealed an underlying diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma.</abstract>
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<keywords language="eng"><keyword>pulmonary embolism</keyword>
<keyword>multiple myeloma</keyword>
<keyword>initial manifestation</keyword>
</keywords>
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