title: Multiple myeloma and atopic eczema in an adult.
abstract: Multiple myeloma is the fourteenth cause of cancer-related death. The symptoms of myeloma are mostly nonspecific, and there is significant delay between the first symptoms and diagnosis of myeloma. Atopic eczema is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease associated with dysregulation of the immune system. It generally develops in early childhood but can also occur in adults. Eczema is associated with a variety of hematological and solid malignancies, and possibly multiple myeloma. We report a patient with eczema that developed 5 years before the diagnosis of multiple myeloma but was mistaken for psoriasis.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors.forename: Mohammad Amir
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Nai
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors.forename: Hongxiu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors.forename: Mohammed Amzad
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahmad
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors.forename: Abdalla M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Yousif
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors.forename: Shuvendu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sen
keywords: Atopic eczema; Diagnostic criteria; Early symptoms; Multiple myeloma
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