Onset of multiple myeloma with rheumatic polymyalgia

Abstract

A clinical observation of a patient presented with a typical clinic of rheumatic polymyalgia (RPM), which was a manifestation of myeloma. The relationship between rheumatic polymyalgia and giant cell arteritis (GCA) is well known, but association of RPM with lymphoproliferative diseases is rarely reported. In this case there was a clinical improvement in the patient’s condition aft er chemotherapy treatment.

Keywords

• rheumatic polymyalgia
• myeloma
• giant cell arteritis
• lymphoproliferative diseases