Fever, Cough, Back Pain and Fatigue

Robert A. Kyle, MD, and Michael Tomasson, MD

Dr. Kyle: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Dr. Tomasson: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Copyright of the American Society of Hematology, 2006. ISSN: 1931-6860.

This case was reviewed and updated in March 2011 by Dr. Shirley Parker Levine and members of the Teaching Cases Subcommittee.

V. DIFFERENTAL DIAGNOSIS

What is the most likely potential diagnosis for this monoclonal problem?

Primary amyloidosis (AL)
Light chain deposition disease
Multiple myeloma
Smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM)
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS)


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