title: Pulmonary embolism as the first manifestation of multiple myeloma.
abstract: Multiple myeloma is considered a hypercoagulable state due to several mechanisms such as the increased IL-6 and immunoglobulins production, the defective fibrinolytic mechanism, and the acquired resistance to activated protein C that are involved in the pathogenesis and clinical futures of the disease. We describe a case of a female patient who presented to the hospital with pulmonary embolism as the first manifestation of the hypercoagulability of multiple myeloma.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Evangelismos General Hospital, 45-47 Ipsilantou Street, 10676 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vallianou
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lazarou
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tzangarakis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barounis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sioula