Unusual Presentation of Multiple Myeloma

Abstract

Malignancy is an independent risk factor of venous thromboembolism, although it is difficult to determine whether occult cancer is the cause of unprovoked VTE. About 25% of patients with VTE remain idiopathic. Here, the authors report the case of a 63-year-old woman with a history of unprovoked VTE some 10 months previously who presented with recurrent cough and dyspnea of 6 months’ duration and was finally diagnosed to have multiple myeloma.

Keywords

• idiopathic venous thromboembolism, multiple myeloma, occult cancer