Pleural effusion in multiple myeloma.

@article{Rodriguez1994PleuralEI,
  title={Pleural effusion in multiple myeloma.},
  author={J. N. Rodriguez and A. Pereira and J. Carrillo Martinez and Juan Carlos Conde and Emilio Pujol},
  journal={Chest},
  year={1994},
  volume={105 2},
  pages={
          622-4
        }
}
We report the first case of IgA-kappa multiple myeloma presenting as a myelomatous and eosinophilic pleural effusion with increased adenosine deaminase activity. In a review of the literature, 80 percent of myelomatous pleural effusions are due to IgA multiple myeloma. 
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