Introduction:

multiple myeloma is a tumor derived from plasma cells, a type of blood cell in the bone marrow that produces antibodies to fight the germs.

Objective:

to describe the clinical epidemiological behavior of multiple myeloma in patients hospitalized in the Internal Medicine and Geriatrics services at Dr. León Cuervo Rubio Clinical Surgical Teaching Hospital during the years 2017 and 2018, in Pinar del Río.

Methods:

an observational, descriptive, longitudinal and prospective study was conducted. The target group included 31 patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma; the sample comprised 25 patients by simple random sample.

Results:

a prevalence of the disease was observed in male patients and in the age group from 70-79 years old. The main comorbidities and complications presented by patients with multiple myeloma were anemia in all of them, and kidney failure.

Conclusions:

knowledge of the clinical epidemiological behavior of multiple myeloma is important in order to achieve a timely and comprehensive diagnosis to improve the patient’s quality of life.

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