It is sometimes considered equivalent to plasma cell dyscrasia. AL amyloidosis can occur at any stage in the plasma cell dyscrasia spectrum. "Plasmacytoma" is sometimes equated with "plasma cell dyscrasia" or "solitary myeloma". The imbalance was called "dyscrasia". It also uses the term "blood dyscrasia" to refer to any blood disease or abnormality. It can cause potentially fatal blood dyscrasia in 1% of patients. He had suffered from leukemia and dyscrasia, a blood disorder. "Plasma cell dyscrasia" is sometimes considered synonymous with paraproteinemia or monoclonal gammopathy.