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03 August 2023: Articles

Rapidly Enlarging Parotid Mass in a Person Living with HIV: A Case of Multiple Myeloma with Extramedullary Plasmacytoma

Challenging differential diagnosis

Maria G. Novitskaya A , Peter A. DeRosa D , David T. Chen B , Ahmed Khalil B , Omar Harfouch B , Erin E. O’Connor D , Sarah A. Schmalzle A*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938431

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e938431

Figure 1. Photographs of large facial mass in a 51-year-old woman with HIV, which was diagnosed as extramedullary plasmacytoma. (A) Lateral view of the right facial mass demonstrates violaceous skin changes. (B) Anterior view of the patient’s face shows right facial mass and right eye ptosis. (C) Anterior view of patient’s face, with right eye held open, displays the right eye ophthalmoplegia.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923