title: A curious case of hyperbilirubinemia.
abstract: A 60-year-old patient suffering from easy fatigability was noted to have high total but normal conjugated bilirubin level though serum colour was pale. On further investigation the patient was found to be suffering from multiple myeloma and gamma globulin was possibly interfering with total bilirubin estimation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, IPGMER, 244, A J C Bose Road, Kolkata, 700020 India.
authors.forename: Atanu Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Dutta
keywords: Hyperbilirubinemia; Laboratory interference; Multiple myeloma; Paraprotein
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