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Plasmaferese em neurologia análise crítica da indicação e protocolos
Por ser a plasmaferese método terapêutico moderno e seguro, ela é cada vez mais indicada em doenças ligadas etiopatogenicamente à imunologia. Propomo-nos analisar suas indicações no âmbito da neurologia. Discutimos e analisamos sua indicação em miastenia
José Carlos Brant Seggia, Paulo Abreu
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ESCLEREDEMA DE BUSCHKE – A propósito de um caso clínico
RESUMO: O Escleredema de Buschke (EB) é uma doença rara do tecido conjuntivo, de etiologia desconhecida, caracterizada por espessamento e endurecimento da pele, geralmente localizado nas regiões proximais e posteriores do tronco e pescoço.
Jorge Henriques +3 more
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Familiality of benign and malignant paraproteinemias. A population-based cancer-registry study of multiple myeloma families [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The occurrence of two or more cases of multiple myeloma (MM) in the same family has been reported from time to time. The current study is the first population- and cancer-registry-based survey to investigate familiality of ...
HM Ogmundsdottir +6 more
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Anti-GD1b Disorder Presenting as Multiple Mononeuropathies. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Isolated anti GD1b disorders are quite rare. They usually present with ophthalmoplegia, sensory ataxia, paraproteinemia, and elevated cold agglutinants. The response to immunosuppressant treatment does not seem to be very effective. We report a case of isolated mononeuropathies associated with isolated anti‐GD1b antibodies, without ataxia or ...
Eid K, Araoui R, Ismail R, Sawaya R.
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Introduction and Aim: The confirmatory step in diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathies is bone marrow biopsy and presence of M-protein in serum protein electrophoresis.
Pawar, Neelam M., Hegde, Anupama
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Heavy-chain deposition disease associated with multiple myeloma: a case report [PDF]
Heavy-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.
Young Rong Lee +5 more
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Scleromyxedema: clinical diagnosis and autopsy findings [PDF]
Scleromyxedema is a rare chronic cutaneous mucinosis of unknown etiology. It is characterized by papular eruption and scleroderma with microscopic evidence of mucin deposition, fibroblast proliferation, and fibrosis.
Ana Carolina Bulhões Sala +5 more
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Escleromixedema associado a miocardiopatia Scleromyxedema with associated cardiomyopathy
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,
Gladys Aires Martins +2 more
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Paraproteinemias Associated with Autoimmune Diseases
Paraproteinemia is a frequent laboratory feature in the course of many organ specific or systemic autoimmune diseases. It can be persistent or transient. Autoimmune diseases are secondary to chronic activation of the immune system by antigenic stimuli on
Quartuccio L., De Vita S., Treppo E.
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Paraproteinemia in a Child with Leukemia [PDF]
Abstract A four-year-old boy was diagnosed as having lymphoblastic leukemia in January 1967. On immunosuppressive therapy he had several clinical remissions and relapses. In mid-1968 he entered a period of sustained clinical remission. At that time a monoclonal gammaglobulin peak appeared in the electrophoresis pattern of his serum.
K J, Lindqvist +2 more
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