ABSTRACT
We report on a rare case of multiple myeloma with atypically large cells containing a great amount of azurophilic inclusions usually seen in storage diseases.
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Plasma Cells , Bone Marrow , Multiple MyelomaABSTRACT
The frequency of viral markers for hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) and human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1) was evaluated in 32 Brazilian beta-thalassemia multitransfused patients. Additionally the serum concentrations of ferritin and alanine aspartate transaminase (ALAT) were determined. The results show a high prevalence of markers of infection by HBV (25.0) and HCV (46.8) and a low prevalence of markers for HIV-1 and HTLV-1. No correlations were demonstrated between the presence of the hepatitis markers and the number of units transfused or the serum concentrations of ferritin and ALAT.