IgA pyroglobulin, hyperviscosity syndrome and coagulation abnormality in a patient with multiple myeloma.
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IgA Pyroglobulin , Hyperviscosity Syndrome and Coagulation Abnormality in a Patient With Multiple
A 48-yr-old woman with a bleeding diathesis and complaining of blurred vision, headache, paresthesias, and vomoting was diagnosed as having lgA, kappa type multiple myeloma. Markedly increaesed serum viscosity was noted. After plasmapheresis the signs and symptoms of high serum viscosity disappeared. Pyroglobulin was found in the M protein. The M protein had a prominent 15.5S peak and smaller 1...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Blood
دوره 39 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1972