The Outcome of Six Patients with COVID-19 Infection and Multiple Myeloma. A Case Series and Literature Review COVID-19 in Multiple Myeloma patients

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Hesham Elsabah
Mahmood B. Aldabt
Ruba Taha
Dina Sameh Soliman
Halima Elomri
Feryal Ibrahim

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COVID-19, Multiple myeloma (MM), ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), Interlukin6 (IL-6), Tocilizumab.

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