Illuminating Blurry Vision: Visualization of Corneal Protein Deposition With Immunofluorescence in Two Illustrative Case Reports. [PDF]
Case Rep PatholBackground Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is an asymptomatic, premalignant disease with a progression rate of 0.5%–1% per year to multiple myeloma. It can rarely present with significant ocular symptoms in the context of crystalline keratopathy, necessitating medical and surgical interventions.
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Data in Brief, 2022 The anion gap is a calculated parameter derived from the difference between the major plasma cations and anions in serum/plasma or whole blood, with a widely used simple equation utilizing concentrations of sodium, chloride, and bicarbonate.
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Ileo-ileal Intussusception and Bowel Obstruction Caused by Plasmablastic Lymphoma of Small Bowel- A Rare Entity in Rare Location [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Intussusception of small bowel is considered a rare cause of bowel obstruction in adults accounting for only about 1% of bowel obstruction in adults. Intussusception in adults is uncommon with 95% cases of intussusceptions occurring in children.
Aditya Atul Kulkarni, Sanjiv S. Thakur
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Identification of Monoclonal Immunoglobulins by Immunofixation Electrophoresis - Some Questions
Acta Medica, 1999 In the series of 2413 paraproteins analyzed by immunoelectrophoresis during 30 years, doubled paraproteinemias were found 42 times, i.e. a frequence of 1.7%.
Miloš Tichý
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Spectacular skin nodules: Cutaneous necrobiotic xanthogranuloma without paraproteinemia
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2012 Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma (NXG) is a very rare, progressive variant of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It is known to be associated with multisystem involvement and paraproteinemias.
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Skin Signs of Systemic Disease [PDF]
, 1976 The subject of this Mcguire Lecture series, the skin, is a relatively enormous organ vulnerable to an enormous variety of external and internal insults. Its total visibility is both a blessing and a curse.
Scoggins, Robert B.
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Heavy-chain deposition disease associated with multiple myeloma: a case report [PDF]
Kosin Medical JournalHeavy-chain deposition disease (HCDD) is a rare disorder characterized by the deposition of monoclonal immunoglobulin. Due to the disease's rarity and diagnostic challenges, its prognosis is generally poor.
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A Case of Multiple Myeloma Diagnosed by Skin Lesions [PDF]
, 2010 Multiple myeloma, being a malignant proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow, has clinical spectrum varying from monoclonal gammopathy with unknown significance to plasma cell leukemia.
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Scleromyxedema without paraproteinemia
International Journal of Dermatology, 2014 AbstractBackgroundScleromyxedema is a rare generalized form of lichen myxedematosus, a chronic cutaneous mucinosis of unknown etiology usually associated with a monoclonal gammopathy and underlying systemic disorders. It is characterized by the presence of lichenoid papules and diffuse indurations of the skin.
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Escleromixedema associado a miocardiopatia Scleromyxedema with associated cardiomyopathy
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2004 Relato de um caso de escleromixedema com lesões cutâneas associadas a miopatia, disfunção esofageana e paraproteinemia. Durante a evolução, a paciente apresentou sintomas de insuficiência cardíaca congestiva (ICC) que foram relacionados à miocardiopatia,
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