Furube A, Kagiyama N, Ishiguro T, Takaku Y, Kurashima K, Shimizu Y, Takayanagi N. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage caused by IgA deposition associated with multiple myeloma.
Clin Case Rep 2019;
7:1049-1052. [PMID:
31110743 PMCID:
PMC6509933 DOI:
10.1002/ccr3.2151]
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Abstract
We report a man with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage caused by multiple myeloma who was diagnosed with the aid of bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial lung biopsy. Multiple myeloma should be considered as an important differential diagnosis in patients with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, and bronchoscopy may help to differentiate the cause.
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