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A 37-year-old female asked:
No abnormal infiltrates in the bone marrow but states 15 percent plasma cells means?
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Dr. David Lipkinanswered
Internal Medicine 53 years experience
Abnormal result: 15% plasma cells is abnormally high. This may be due to
several different causes. Sometimes it may be due to an
acute infection, or another illness in the body. A more serious cause is Multiple Myeloma.
There is also Asymptomatic Multiple Myeloma in which the patient has: normal x-rays, red blood count, blood calcium and kidney function. Only some of these will develop Multiple Myeloma.
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Last updated Aug 6, 2014
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