Fever in multiple myeloma.
Tumor-associated fever is a rare manifestation of multiple myeloma (MM). Two patients with MM are described, in whom this disease was associated with a fulminant course and resistance to therapy. The patients had none of the currently recognized "poor prognostic factors" of MM. Thus it is suggested that tumor-associated fever should be considered to be an indicator of poor prognosis in MM.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005334:Fever / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis