A Rare Case of Early Onset Multiple Myeloma in a 20-Year-Old Female With Factor X Inhibitor

Muhammad Mufti; Omkar Marathe

doi:10.14740/jh380w

A Rare Case of Early Onset Multiple Myeloma in a 20-Year-Old Female With Factor X Inhibitor

J Hematol. 2018 May;7(2):69-71. doi: 10.14740/jh380w. Epub 2018 May 10.

Authors

Muhammad Mufti¹, Omkar Marathe^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, USA.
² Department of Hematology/Oncology, St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, USA.
³ Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation, Lakewood, CA, USA.

PMID: 32300415
PMCID: PMC7155866
DOI: 10.14740/jh380w

Abstract

Multiple myeloma is plasma cell neoplasm affecting persons over the age 60. Less than 2% of the cases occur below the age 40. In this case report we discuss a young 20-year-old female presenting with 90% plasma cells on bone marrow biopsy and presence of factor X inhibitor.

Keywords: AL amyloidosis; Factor X inhibitor; Multiple myeloma.

Publication types

Case Reports