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Case Report
Volume 6, Number 1, March 2017, pages 29-31
Multiple Myeloma-Induced Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy
Table
Treatment | Outcome |
---|---|
Bortezomib + cyclophosphamide + dexamethasone [11] | Patient released home after 11 days. |
Bortezomib + high dose dexamethasone + bendamustine [6] | Patient died 2 weeks after treatment due to aspiration pneumonia. |
Simultaneous continuous venovenous hemodialysis and extended daily hemodialysis Vincristine + high dose dexamethasone [12] | Patient with medically refractory hyperammonemia survived and was discharged home. |