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2196691

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-8-17
pubmed:abstractText
A 56-year-old man had dyspnea, weight loss, hemoptysis, and a generalized bleeding diathesis. Physical examination disclosed hepatosplenomegaly, congestive heart failure, and multiple sites of bleeding. Severe anemia, thrombocytopenia, rouleaux formation, and a leukocytosis with circulating immature plasma cells were observed, along with azotemia, hyperuricemia, and marked elevation of total proteins with a monoclonal IgG kappa spike. The finding of increased serum viscosity confirmed the clinical impression of the hyperviscosity syndrome. Emergency plasma exchange produced marked improvement in the clinical manifestations of hyperviscosity syndrome. Systemic chemotherapy resulted in a partial remission of the disease, but the patient ultimately died of complications of treatment. In this review, we discuss the diagnosis and management of the hyperviscosity syndrome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0038-4348
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
800-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Plasma cell leukemia and hyperviscosity syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports