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- Title
A Case of Multiple Myeloma Presenting as Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis with Candida auris Fungemia.
- Authors
Noginskiy, Ilya; Samra, Abraham; Nielsen, Kendra; Kalavar, Madhumati R.
- Abstract
Multiple myeloma (MM), a plasma cell neoplasm, has a typical presenting pattern consisting of bone pain, renal failure, anemia, and/or hypercalcemia. Even though MM is a cancer that impairs the immune system, rarely is a systemic infection the first sign of disease. In this case report, our patient presented with altered mental status due to meningitis and was later diagnosed with MM. Furthermore, we display a case of a rare but emerging and serious fungus, Candida auris, that the patient developed during his inpatient stay. This is the first such record of C. auris in an MM patient.
- Subjects
MULTIPLE myeloma; PNEUMOCOCCAL meningitis; HYPERCALCEMIA
- Publication
Case Reports in Oncology, 2018, Vol 11, Issue 3, p705
- ISSN
1662-6575
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1159/000493852