Scleroderma-Like Illness as a Presenting Feature of Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis
Reyes CM, Rudinskaya A, Kloss R, Girardi M, Lazova R. Scleroderma-Like Illness as a Presenting Feature of Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis. JCR Journal Of Clinical Rheumatology 2008, 14: 161-165. PMID: 18525436, DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0b013e3181775a15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple myelomaLow-dose prednisoneOnly laboratory abnormalityRepeat skin biopsyPositive antinuclear antibodyMultiple lytic lesionsConnective tissue diseaseBence Jones proteinuriaBone marrow biopsyAntinuclear antibody testCarpal tunnel surgeryEcchymotic rashForearm lesionGeneralized arthralgiasPeriungual erythemaJoint symptomsLeukocytoclastic vasculitisMalar rashPresenting featuresSymmetric polyarthritisAntinuclear antibodiesLaboratory abnormalitiesRheumatologic evaluationHand painLytic lesions