Mieloma múltiple

Abstract

This degree work was presented on the Multiple Myeloma study field, with a clinical case analysis performed at the General Teaching Hospital in Riobamba province, a 32-year-old male without family, personal or surgical history who came to this health clinic, presenting an lumbar pain symptom chart that consisted of 6 months evolutionary development duration previously treated in several primary health care centers without any resolution, whom was admitted into the internal medicine service where multiple laboratory and imaging tests were conducted and by being associated with his symptomatology, a diagnosis was determined for this reason according to his pathology evolution being monitored continuously and due to the requirements in the patient treatment who was transferred to a third level hospital where they decided his management and therapeutic options based on his clinical characteristics. In this case study, various retrospective studies are used as a review material worldwide that determine the clinical, laboratory, imaging and especially histological indicators that coincide with those presented by the patient, although it is not associated with epidemiological data as it is considers that the disease is uncommon in the young adult population, despite this, it is concluded that the diagnosis, follow-up and referral were correct for the patient. The analysis of this case leads us to reflect on the characteristics of these infrequent diseases and direct them quickly and concretely towards their most adequate management, in order to avoid their complications and increase patients’ survival for a better life quality.