Ruckenschmerz: Fehldiagnose osteoporose bei nicht sezernierendem multiplen myelom

Translated title of the contribution: Chronic back pain: Osteoporosis versus non-secretory multiple myeloma

S. Johannes*, T. Görke, M. E. Jöbges, W. Dillo, M. Blauth, D. Peest, T. F. Münte, R. Dengler

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Abstract

We report a 62-year old patient who had been treated for chronic back pain over a period of 2.5 years. Because the diagnostic procedures revealed a loss of bone substance among other nonspecific results, he was thought to suffer from osteoporosis and was treated with analgesics. The patient then developed incomplete paraplegia progressing over several days. Imaging showed compression of the sixth thoracic vertebra and also a compression of the myelon by soft tissue. Histopathologic examination revealed a kappa-light chain multiple myeloma without a detectable monoclonal immunoglobulin in the peripheral blood and no Bence-Jones proteins.

Translated title of the contributionChronic back pain: Osteoporosis versus non-secretory multiple myeloma
Original languageGerman
JournalAktuelle Neurologie
Volume23
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)176-178
Number of pages3
ISSN0302-4350
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1996

Research Areas and Centers

  • Academic Focus: Center for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM)

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