Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia: report of a case

Authors

  • Franco Romaní Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú.
  • José Cuadra Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú.
  • Fernando Atencia Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú.
  • Carlos Canelo Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v69i2.1153

Keywords:

Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, neoplasms, viscosity, paraproteinemias.

Abstract

Waldenström’s macroglobulinaemia (WM) is a rare haematological neoplasm characterized by bone marrow infiltration of lymphoplasmatic lymphoma and IgM monoclonal gammopathy. We report a case of a black patient with WM that presented ocular manifestations with funduscopic findings, neurologic manifestations, cytopenia, and constitutional symptoms related to tumor infiltration and monoclonal gammopathy. Also osteolytic bone lesions, rare in MW. We review the literature on the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of this disorder, unusual in our country.

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Published

2008-06-16

Issue

Vol. 69 No. 2 (2008)

Section

Casos clínicos

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Copyright (c) 2008 Franco Romaní, José Cuadra, Fernando Atencia, Carlos Canelo

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Romaní F, Cuadra J, Atencia F, Canelo C. Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia: report of a case. An Fac med [Internet]. 2008 Jun. 16 [cited 2025 May 24];69(2):112-6. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1153