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ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2020

Severe but reversible pulmonary hypertension in scleromyxedema and multiple myeloma: a case report.

Mazen Kreidy, Ali Al-Hilli, Ralph Yachoui, Jeffrey Resnick

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Article in BMC pulmonary medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mazen KreidyDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI, USA. mazenkreidy@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5123-8823
Ali Al-HilliDepartment of Internal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI, USA.
Ralph YachouiDepartment of Rheumatology, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, California, USA.
Jeffrey ResnickDepartment of Pathology, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI, USA.
Marshfield Clinic · USChristiana Care Health System · USRonald Reagan UCLA Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundScleromyxedema is a progressive, systemic connective tissue disorder characterized by fibro-mucous skin lesions and increased serum monoclonal immunoglobulin levels. Pulmonary involvement occurs in a subset of patients, though the overall prevalence of pulmonary lesions in scleromyxedema is unknown. Since pulmonary hypertension presumably occurs in these patients due to disease progression and development of additional conditions, treatment of the underlying plasma cell dyscrasia and connective tissue disorder may improve pulmonary hypertension symptoms. CASE PRESENTATION: An elderly patient with scleromyxedema developed pulmonary hypertension refractory to vasodilator and diuretic therapy and subsequently multiple myeloma that responded to a combination therapy of bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone treatment.

conclusionsTreatment of the underlying disease(s) that contributed to pulmonary hypertension development with anti-neoplastic agents like bortezomib may improve cardiopulmonary symptoms secondary to reducing abnormal blood cell counts and paraprotein levels.

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AgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBortezomibCyclophosphamideDexamethasoneDisease ProgressionHumansHypertension, PulmonaryMaleMultiple MyelomaScleromyxedemaBortezomibCyclophosphamideDexamethasoneBortezomibCyclophosphamideDexamethasoneMultiple myelomaPulmonary hypertensionScleromyxedema

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PMID31918690
PMCPMC6953266
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