title: Plasmablastic myeloma presenting as rapidly progressive renal failure in a young adult.
abstract: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a condition where there is malignant proliferation of plasma cells. There is a strong correlation with age, peaking at 60-70 years. The clinical course in adolescents and young individuals is generally indolent and the survival is longer. We report a case of a 28-year-old male, who was diagnosed to have plasmablastic myeloma, an atypical variant of MM with a poor prognosis, presenting as rapidly progressive renal failure. He was given induction chemotherapy and then underwent autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Srija
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Zachariah
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Unni
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kurian
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neeraj
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Amrita School of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Seethalekshmi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Amrita School of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Smitha
keywords: Multiple myeloma in young; plasmablastic myeloma; rapidly progressive renal failure