‘Indolent’ Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia and a cerebrospinal fluid protein level of 16 g/L

:  Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia occasionally presents with neurological manifestations. Very rarely, it is due to a central nervous system localization, the so‐called Bing Neel Syndrome. We report a patient with an ‘indolent’ systemic disease and surprisingly a concomitant major CNS involvem...

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Published in:European journal of haematology 2006-07, Vol.77 (1), p.80-82
Main Authors: Garderet, Laurent, Baudel, Jean Luc, Cervera, Pascale, Azizi, Louisa, Maury, Eric, Guidet, Bertrand, Gorin, Norbert Claude, Offenstadt, George
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged, 80 and over
Brain - pathology
Central Nervous System - pathology
Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins - analysis
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Immunoglobulin M - cerebrospinal fluid
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Multiple Organ Failure
Shock - etiology
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia - cerebrospinal fluid
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia - diagnosis
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Summary::  Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia occasionally presents with neurological manifestations. Very rarely, it is due to a central nervous system localization, the so‐called Bing Neel Syndrome. We report a patient with an ‘indolent’ systemic disease and surprisingly a concomitant major CNS involvement.
ISSN:0902-4441
1600-0609
DOI:10.1111/j.0902-4441.2006.t01-1-EJH2654.x