The significance of this is that IgM carries a high risk of hyperviscosity syndrome.
Treatment for Waldenstom's:
- none if asymptomatic
- plasmapheresis if hyperviscosity
- ? chemo
On to another paraproteinaemia, MGUS...
Monday, 18 October 2010
MRCP revision battle 33.3: Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia
Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia, AKA lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma, is a condition in which monoclonal proliferation of terminally differentiated lymphocytes results in a monoclonal IgM paraprotein.
The significance of this is that IgM carries a high risk of hyperviscosity syndrome.
Treatment for Waldenstom's:
On to another paraproteinaemia, MGUS...
The significance of this is that IgM carries a high risk of hyperviscosity syndrome.
Treatment for Waldenstom's:
On to another paraproteinaemia, MGUS...
