Report of a Case of Primary Multiple Myeloma With Bence-Jones Protein in the Pleural Effusion
Authors: EUGENE E. MARCOVICI
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1929)

Article1 March 1929Report of a Case of Primary Multiple Myeloma With Bence-Jones Protein in the Pleural EffusionEUGENE E. MARCOVICI, M.D., F.A.C.P.EUGENE E. MARCOVICI, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-2-9-881 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptJ.H. Coriat in 1903 described for the first time the occurrence of Bence Jones protein in the pleuritic effusion of a patient suffering from Korsakoff's psychosis, with extreme tenderness of the ribs and no albumosuria.The case I wish to report has been under my observation from Dec. 13th, 1927, till to its exitus on April 13th, 1928. The history presents the following data: Mrs. Th. B., 55 y. old, born in Fubine, Italy. Mother died at the age of 40 due to some form of anemia. Father died at the age of 70, after apoplexy. 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