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Monoclonal gammopathy associated with visceral leishmaniasis
oleh: Vishal Sharma, MD, Mukul P. Agarwal, MD, Subhash Giri, MD
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2010-05-01 |
Deskripsi
Monoclonal gammopathy can accompany diverse conditions and is usually benign. It should be distinguished from monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) which can rarely turn malignant. Visceral leishmaniasis has only rarely been associated with monoclonal gammopathy. We describe the case of a 55-year-old male who had monoclonal gammopathy associated with visceral leishmanisais, which reversed with stibogluconate therapy. Keywords: visceral leishmaniasis, monoclonal gammopathy