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Hyperammonemia in multiple myeloma.

H Matsuzaki1, M Uchiba, K Yoshimura

  • 1Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.

Acta Haematologica
|January 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Multiple myeloma patients can produce ammonia, leading to hyperammonemia and neurological issues. Chemotherapy improved symptoms in one patient, while another succumbed to the disease, highlighting the impact of ammonia production in multiple myeloma.

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Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Nephrology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells.
  • Hyperammonemia, elevated ammonia levels in the blood, can cause neurological dysfunction.
  • The source of hyperammonemia in multiple myeloma is not well understood.