ArticleCase reports in oncological medicine2013
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia and Peripheral Neuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, Monoclonal Gammopathy, and Skin Changes with a Bleeding Diathesis and Rash.
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- Biclonal lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenström macroglobulinemia associated with POEMS syndrome: A case report and literature review.Oncology letters · 2023Article
- Bleeding Propensity in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia: Potential Causes and Evaluation.Thrombosis and haemostasis · 2022Review
- A case of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia treated using clarithromycin and prednisolone.Translational and clinical pharmacology · 2017Article
- Blinding bilateral hyperviscosity retinopathy in a 43-year-old nigerian male with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma: a case report and management challenges.Case reports in oncological medicine · 2014Article
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Abstract
We report a case of a 29-year-old male who presented with paraesthesia and skin lesions with excessive bleeding after skin biopsy leading to hematology consultation. He was found to have prolonged partial thromboplastin time (PTT) and monoclonal gammopathy on serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP). He experienced excessive bleeding leading to hospitalization after bone marrow biopsy and required blood transfusion. He was diagnosed with Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia (WM), based on the presence of IgM- κ type monoclonal (M) protein and infiltration of lymphoplasmacytic cells identified in bone marrow aspirates. He was noticed to have features of peripheral neuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes (POEMS syndrome). This is a very rare case of WM with POEMS syndrome which responded to chemotherapy using bortezomib, steroids, and rituximab.
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