Kahler disease??????

Huganurse · Apr 10, 2002

From: http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1595.html

AKA:

Bozzolo's disease

Kahler's syndrome

Kahler-Bozzolo disease

Bence Jones' syndrome

Huppert's disease

Huppert's syndrome

MacIntyre's syndrome

Rustitskii's disease

von Rustitskii's syndrome

Synonyms:

Haemic myeloma, lethargic encephalitis, lymphocytic myeloma, multiple myeloma, myeloid tumor, myelomatosis, myelomatosis pseudoleukaemia, myelopathic albuminuria, plasma cell myeloma syndrome, plasmocytic myeloma, plasmocytic sarcoma, plasmocytoma, multiple plasmacytoma syndrome, sarcomatous osteitis syndrome.

A fatal condition with occurrence of multiple malign tumours disease (multiple myeloma) in the bone marrow, causing disturbances of its function.

Main characteristics are asthenia, anorexia, weight loss, weakness; bone pains, usually at the back, less frequently chest and extremities, then at site of bone tumefactions; and spontaneous fractures. Usually, later hepatomegaly, seldom splenomegaly. Neurologic complications frequent. Onset rare before the age of 40, usually after age 50. Prevalent in males.

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Apr 11, 2002

Myeloma

http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=7032

Living with Myeloma:

http://www.myeloma.org/myeloma/kb_index.jsp?type=detail&id=51

Cared for many patients with this illness PM if more info needed.