Obstructive jaundice from hepatic amyloidosis in a patient with multiple myeloma.
A patient with multiple myeloma is described who developed severe intrahepatic cholestasis secondary to hepatic deposition of amyloid. This is the first reported case of this complication's developing in a patient with multiple myeloma.
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008558:Melphalan / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D008558:Melphalan; D011241:Prednisone