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Multiple myeloma has varied manifestations which resemble common patient complaints and that is why this disease is typically not diagnosed until it reaches an advanced stage. Spinal pains can be an expression of deformative and discogenous changes, but also a symptom of multiple myeloma. Pains in the long bones may result from the pain radiating from an arthrotic joint, but also from a large myelomatic osteolytic lesion which makes the bone prone to a spontaneous fracture. Pathological weariness may have many causes, multiple myeloma being one of them. Anemia may have a large number of causes and multiple myeloma is one of them. Raised creatinine levels and renal failure can also be due to many causes and again, multiple myeloma is one of them. Weakened immunity and frequent infections can also have many causes, among them multiple myeloma. Confusion and sleepiness may be due to psychiatric diagnosis, but also may result from hypercalcemia associated with multiple myeloma. The following text which is designed for non-hematology physicians therefore describes in detail the symptoms of multiple myeloma and diagnostic steps leading to establishing the diagnosis and it only briefly outlines the treatment related information. You can also visit www.myeloma.cz for details. This text aims to summarize the symptoms of multiple myeloma for physicians not specializing in hematology in order to facilitate earlier diagnosing of the disease.

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Zdeněk Adam, Eva Pourová, Luděk Pour, Eva Michalková, Marta Krejčí, Renata Koukalová, Zdeněk Řehák, Jíří Vaníček, Tomáš Nebeský, Hana Petrášová, Sabina Ševčíková, Michal Mašek, Zdeněk Král, Aleš Čermák. The patient complains of spinal pain or fatigue and weakness. How do I recognize whether their cause is spondylarthrosis, the patients age or multiple myeloma?]. Vnitr̆ní lékar̆ství. 2016 Feb;62(2):114-24

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