title: [Multiple myeloma: abdominal pain during treatment].
abstract: A 77 year-old man suffering from adominal pain and urinary retention with a long history of a multiple myeloma was admitted to the emergency room. The previous clinical course during various chemotherapies was affected by several serious infections. Surprisingly, the diagnostic investigation including ultrasound and computed tomography showed an acute appendicitis.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München - Campus Großhadern.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lechner-Tschoep
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Digioia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pastore
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Stemmler
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography