PLASMA-EXCHANGE - A TREATMENT FOR NEUROPATHY ASSOCIATED WITH IGG-KAPPA GAMMOPATHY

被引:11
作者
FINEMAN, SM [1 ]
MCKENDALL, RR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,MED BRANCH,DEPT MICROBIOL,GALVESTON,TX 77550
关键词
IgG-kappa gammopathy; Neuropathy; Paraproteinemia; Plasma exchange;
D O I
10.1007/BF00314667
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
A patient with a peripheral neuropathy associated with an IgG-kappa gammopathy is reported who was treated with plasma exchange as the only therapeutic modality and showed dramatic clinical improvement, which fluctuated based on the frequency of plasma exchange. Therapeutic plasma exchange is recommended as one form of possible treatment for neuropathies resulting from IgG gammopathies. The literature is reviewed. © 1990 Springer-Verlag.
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