A case of fatal hyperammonaemic encephalopathy in a patient with end-stage Multiple Myeloma treated with daratumumab

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Mauro Passucci
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Francesca Fazio
Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, La Sapienza University of Rome

Maria Teresa Petrucci
Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, La Sapienza University of Rome

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High risk Multiple Myeloma, hyperammonemia

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Jan 1, 2023
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2023.012

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Passucci, M., Fazio, F. and Petrucci, M. T. (2023) “A case of fatal hyperammonaemic encephalopathy in a patient with end-stage Multiple Myeloma treated with daratumumab”, Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 15(1), p. e2023012. doi: 10.4084/MJHID.2023.012.
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