A case report: Isolated α heavy chain monoclonal gammopathy in a patient with polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy and skin change syndrome

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 147, 2005, Pages 26-30

  Kim, S K ^a   Park, I K ^a   Park, B H ^b   Park, W ^b   Lee, H S ^a   Kim, T H ^a   Jun, J B ^a   Bae, S C ^a   Yoo, D H ^a   Uhm, Wan Sik ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

IgA heavy chain; POEMS syndrome

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TECHNETIUM 99M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; ALBUMINURIA; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEAVY CHAIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPROTEINEMIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; BLOOD; BONE MARROW; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING;

ATELECTASIS; BONE MARROW; HEAVY CHAIN DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ALPHA-CHAINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; POEMS SYNDROME;

EID: 33845401240     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-504X.2005.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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