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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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Idiopathic polyclonal plasmacytosis presenting as fever of unknown origin
Vivek Pal Singh, Ashutosh Garg
Department of Internal Medicine, BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Vivek Pal Singh
Department of Internal Medicine, BLK Super Speciality Hospital, Pusa Road, New Delhi - 110 005
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/INJMS.INJMS_131_20
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An elderly male, after being flagged to have fever of unknown origin, was found to have plasmacytosis on bone marrow examination. On immunophenotyping, the proliferation was confirmed as polyclonal. No associated underlying condition such as infection or connective tissue disease was found. The importance of polyclonal plasmacytosis is discussed vis-a-vis the usual knee jerk reaction to diagnose multiple myeloma.
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