A Viscous Protein Obtained in Large Amount From the Serum of a Patient With Multiple Myeloma

A case of multiple myeloma with hyperproteinemia has recently been observed in which there was obtained, by prolonged dialysis of the blood plasma against distilled water, a large quantity of viscous protein. The excessive quantity of this protein, and the absence of reports of a similar observation in multiple myeloma, with the exception which will be discussed below, makes a record of the circumstances under which it was obtained of interest. REPORT OF CASE