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Multiple myeloma. is a patient at high risk for pneumonias?
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Increased risk: Patients with multiple myeloma have a suppressed immune system. This increases the risk for pneumonias and other infections.
Answered 1/13/2019
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Yes: One of the most common causes of death in myeloma is infection. Evidence on the effect of immunization in myeloma is relatively weak, but still suggested in guidelines. Ref for a 1980-2002 study -- http://jco.Ascopubs.Org/content/23/36/9219.Long -- conclusion a tenth of patients die within 60 days of diagnosis of mm. Infection and renal failure are the main direct causes of early mortality...
Answered 11/26/2020
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