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A rare cause of lower GI bleeding.

Abstract

The authors present a rare case of lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleed due to GI amyloidosis secondary to multiple myeloma. A 79-year-old lady who presented with bloody diarrhoea for 4 weeks. Flexible sigmoidoscopy showed slight oedematous mucosa extending up to the sigmoid colon. CT abdomen showed lytic lesions in the vertebral bodies. 24 h protein analysis and serum electrophoresis suggestive of multiple myeloma, which was confirmed with bone marrow biopsy, revealed plasma cell myeloma.

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    • Authors

    Waleed M, Ali AM, Saraj O, Babu S, Morgan R

    Institution

    Department of Gastroenterology, Scarborough General Hospital, North Yorkshire, UK. waleed1280@yahoo.com

    Source

    BMJ case reports 2012: 2012 pg

    Pub Type(s)

    Journal Article

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    22962379