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HELMUTH ULRICH, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1939;64(5):994-1016.

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The problem of the cytologic origin and relation of multiple myeloma has been one of the puzzles of medicine ever since Macintyre¹ reported the first case nearly a hundred years ago. There are indications that the problem is approaching a solution. It is hoped that the following report of a case, particularly the correlation of its many interesting features with those reported in the literature, may contribute to a better understanding of the disease.

REPORT OF A CASE

A. W. R., a chemist aged 55, was admitted in October 1934 to the Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, with weakness as the most prominent symptom. The historical data included fracture of the right tibia as a result of a fall in 1923, paracentesis of the left ear drum in 1928, "septic" throat in 1930 and many migrainous headaches, which had become much less severe in recent years.

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From the Evans Memorial of the Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals and the Boston University School of Medicine.

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