You-en Zhang

You-en Zhang
Institute of Clinical Medicine and Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital,
Shiyan, 442000
China

Publications
  • Case Report
    Primary Plasma Cell Leukemia Presenting as Heart Failure: A Case Report
    Author(s): Li Li, Ting Wu, Bing Wu, You-en Zhang* and Jun Qin Li Li, Ting Wu, Bing Wu, You-en Zhang* and Jun Qin

    Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is an uncommon and aggressive plasma cell dyscrasia characterized by malignant plasma cells in bone marrow and peripheral blood. The prognosis of PCL patients treated with conventional chemotherapy remains poor. The clinical presentation of PCL features extensive abnormal plasma cells in the peripheral blood and a higher prevalence of organomegaly, with involvement of multiple tissues and organs, the symptoms usually include anemia, bleeding, infection, bone pain, and renal failure. However, PCL presenting as heart failure is very rare. We herein report a case of 45-year-old man primary PCL in which the patient presented atypically as heart failure. .. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2155-9627.1000296

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