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ArticleJournal of medical cases2026

Hyperviscosity Syndrome as a Rare Presentation of Immunoglobulin G Kappa Smoldering Multiple Myeloma Successfully Treated With Daratumumab.

Muralidhar Idamakanti, Rani Indrani Bijjam, Alexei Bakhirev, Manoj Kumar

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Muralidhar IdamakantiAdult Internal Medicine Services (AIMS), Presbyterian Healthcare Services (PHS), Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3599-3003
Rani Indrani BijjamAdult Internal Medicine Services (AIMS), Presbyterian Healthcare Services (PHS), Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6493-0272
Alexei BakhirevPathology Associates of Albuquerque (PAA), Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
Manoj KumarDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, Presbyterian Healthcare Services (PHS), Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.

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Abstract

Hyperviscosity syndrome (HVS) is an oncologic emergency most commonly associated with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia and immunoglobulin (Ig)M paraproteinemia. Clinically, significant HVS in smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM), particularly IgG-associated disease without overt CRAB (hypercalcemia, renal insufficiency, anemia, and bone lesions) criteria, is exceedingly rare. We report a unique case of IgG kappa smoldering myeloma complicated by symptomatic HVS, manifesting with retinal hemorrhage, epistaxis, and gross hematuria, despite the absence of overt end-organ myeloma-defining events. A 70-year-old patient with Sjogren syndrome and longstanding monoclonal gammopathy showed gradual progression from high-risk monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) to smoldering myeloma over several years. Bone marrow biopsy showed 10% plasma cells, with no high-risk cytogenetic abnormalities on limited fluorescence

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DaratumumabepistaxishematuriaHyperviscosity syndromeparaproteinemiaretinal hemorrhageSmoldering multiple myelomaWaldenström macroglobulinemia

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PMID42730444
PMCPMC13568732

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