Multiple Myeloma Complications

Complications of Multiple Myeloma include as follow:

1. Fractures. Pathological fracture, commonly found in the skull, pelvis, ribs, spine and other bones.

2. Hypercalcemia. Combined hypercalcemia myeloma patients in Europe and the United States the incidence of up to 30% ~ 60%, clinical performance to loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, polydipsia and polyuria, coma

3. Kidney damage. Is a common complication of Multiple Myeloma, also is one of the main causes of death for MM.

4. Hyperviscosity syndrome. Multiple Myeloma patients in the incidence rate of 10%, often the performance of vision, disturbance of consciousness, central nervous system disorders, heart failure and so on.

5. Complication with hematological such as Anemia, hemorrhage, thrombosis.

6. Infection. Can be repeated in the course of infection, fever. Such as skin infections, lung infections.

7. Amyloidosis. Caused by the corresponding clinical manifestations, including the tongue hypertrophy, cardiac hypertrophy, cardiomegaly, diarrhea, peripheral neuropathy, hepatosplenomegaly and so on.

8. The nervous system damage. Multiple Myeloma combined damage to the nervous system the incidence of 28.6% ~ 40%, including the spinal cord, nerve roots, such as spinal cord compression.