Idiopathic Polyclonal Plasmacytosis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin

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作者
Singh, Vivek Pal [1 ]
Garg, Ashutosh [1 ]
机构
[1] BLK Super Special Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Pusa Rd, New Delhi 110005, India
关键词
Fever of unknown origin; plasmacytosis; polyclonal; PERIPHERAL-BLOOD;
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10.4103/INJMS.INJMS_131_20
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
An elderly male, after being flagged to have fever of unknown origin, was found to have plasmacytosis on bone marrow examination. On immunophenotyping, the proliferation was confirmed as polyclonal. No associated underlying condition such as infection or connective tissue disease was found. The importance of polyclonal plasmacytosis is discussed vis-a-vis the usual knee jerk reaction to diagnose multiple myeloma.
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