Idiopathic Polyclonal Plasmacytosis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin
An elderly male, after being flagged to have fever of unknown origin, was found to have plasmacytosis on bone marrow examination. On immunophenotyping, the proliferation was confirmed as polyclonal. No associated underlying condition such as infection or connective tissue disease was found. The impo...
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| description | An elderly male, after being flagged to have fever of unknown origin, was found to have plasmacytosis on bone marrow examination. On immunophenotyping, the proliferation was confirmed as polyclonal. No associated underlying condition such as infection or connective tissue disease was found. The importance of polyclonal plasmacytosis is discussed vis-a-vis the usual knee jerk reaction to diagnose multiple myeloma. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4a7623a035774f64a87b0e17d7b5d0d92025-08-25T08:33:51ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Medical Specialities0976-28840976-28922021-04-01122899110.4103/INJMS.INJMS_131_20Idiopathic Polyclonal Plasmacytosis Presenting as Fever of Unknown OriginVivek Pal SinghAshutosh GargAn elderly male, after being flagged to have fever of unknown origin, was found to have plasmacytosis on bone marrow examination. On immunophenotyping, the proliferation was confirmed as polyclonal. No associated underlying condition such as infection or connective tissue disease was found. The importance of polyclonal plasmacytosis is discussed vis-a-vis the usual knee jerk reaction to diagnose multiple myeloma.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/INJMS.INJMS_131_20fever of unknown originplasmacytosispolyclonal |
| spellingShingle | Vivek Pal Singh Ashutosh Garg Idiopathic Polyclonal Plasmacytosis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin Indian Journal of Medical Specialities fever of unknown origin plasmacytosis polyclonal |
| title | Idiopathic Polyclonal Plasmacytosis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin |
| title_full | Idiopathic Polyclonal Plasmacytosis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin |
| title_fullStr | Idiopathic Polyclonal Plasmacytosis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Idiopathic Polyclonal Plasmacytosis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin |
| title_short | Idiopathic Polyclonal Plasmacytosis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin |
| title_sort | idiopathic polyclonal plasmacytosis presenting as fever of unknown origin |
| topic | fever of unknown origin plasmacytosis polyclonal |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/INJMS.INJMS_131_20 |
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