Multiple Myeloma - 2
Clinical features: (continued)
Proteinuria
seen in 50% of cases
Infections
due to decreased levels of normal immunoglobulins
Cause
of death:
Normocytic
normochromic
Hyperviscosity
due to increrased abnormal immunoglobulins causes:
Rouleaux
Type
of anemia:
Poor
circulation
Binding
of platelets
Amyloidosis:
Light
chains deposited in tissue such as kidney, heart,
and lungs