[Waldenström macroglobulinemia associated with cutaneous lesions and type I cryoglobulinemia]

Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2008 Mar;99(2):138-44.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Waldenström macroglobulinemia is a blood dyscrasia characterized by monoclonal proliferation of B cells in the bone marrow, lymph nodes, and spleen. Patients with this disease show elevated serum levels and tissue deposition of monoclonal immunoglobulin (Ig) M produced by these aberrant cells. We present the case of a patient with Waldenström macroglobulinemia who suffered cutaneous lesions resulting from deposition of k light chains of IgM and clinical manifestations secondary to associated type I cryoglobulinemia. We discuss the different pathological cutaneous processes caused by IgM in Waldenström macroglobulinemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cryoglobulinemia / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Skin Diseases / complications*
  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / complications*