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Multiple Myeloma

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Multiple myeloma is a type of plasma cell neoplasm with frequent ocular involvement and may masquerade as uveitis, corneal, retinal, neuro-ophthalmic, or orbital disease. A high index of suspicion is essential for the early recognition of this condition and prompt treatment.

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  1. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of the Philippines; and, Peregrine Eye & Laser Institute, Makati, Philippines

    Harvey S. Uy

  2. Emerge Laboratories, Ramsey, NJ, USA

    Jorge Lo Yao

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  1. Advanced Eye Center, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Vishali Gupta

  2. Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Quan Dong Nguyen

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Pitié-Salpêtrière University, Paris, France

    Phuc LeHoang

  4. University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Carl P Herbort Jr.

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Uy, H.S., Yao, J.L. (2016). Multiple Myeloma. In: Gupta, V., Nguyen, Q., LeHoang, P., Herbort Jr., C. (eds) The Uveitis Atlas. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2506-5_100-1

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