Abstract:With this review we firstly describe uncommon manifestations of paraprotein-associated hematological diseases in 2 patients presenting with hemoptysis. The differential diagnosis in both cases included qualitative and quantitative platelet abnormalities, infectious diseases, malignancies, vasculitis, collagen diseases and blood disorders. Among other interventions undertaken, bone marrow biopsy provided evidence of a primary hematological disease while serum protein electrophoresis and immunofixation indicated… Show more
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