title: Multiple myeloma revealed by spinal cord compression and herpes zoster in a 36-year-old Cameroonian.
abstract: Multiple myeloma is a malignant plasma cell disorder occurring mostly in people above 60 years old. The authors describe a case of multiple myeloma in a 36-year-old patient revealed by spinal cord compression and Herpes zoster with a rapidly unfavourable outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of neurology, Yaoundé Central Hospital, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sini
authors.affiliation: Department of neurosurgery, Central Hospital of Yaoundé, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Tatuene Joseph
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kamtchum
authors.affiliation: Department of neurology, Douala Laquintinie Hospital, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Callixte Kuate
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Tegueu
authors.affiliation: Department of neurosurgery, Central Hospital of Yaoundé, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Vincent De Paul
authors.initials: Vde P
authors.lastname: Djientcheu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002163:Cameroon; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Cameroonian; Multiple myeloma; herpes zoster; plasmocytosis; spinal cord compression; young age