title: Multiple myeloma presenting as a painful mandibular swelling: a case report.
abstract: Multiple myeloma is a disease characterized by monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells, the most differentiated stage of B-cells. Primary manifestation of multiple myeloma in the jawbones is rare. In the case reported here, a 29-year-old woman who presented with a right mandibular swelling after extraction of a mobile painful tooth turned out to have multiple myeloma. Current diagnostic criteria and management strategies of the disease are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chindia
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Riyat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nyong'o
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014081:Tooth Extraction