A Three Year Old Girl with WaldenstromMacroglobulinemiaA Rare Case Study
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 5
Abstract
Waldenstrommacroglobulinemia a chronic beta cell lymphoproliferative disorder characterised by IgM monoclonal gammopathy, bone marrow infiltration by lymphocyte, lymphocytoid cells & plasma cells.It accounts for approx. 2% of all haematological malignancies. It is rarely seen below 50 yrs. of age. A small child (3 yrs.old girl) having monoclonal gammopathy, bone marrow lymphoplasmacytosis, organomegaly & lymphadenopathy was diagnosed as WALDENSTROM MACROGLOBULINEMIA. It is a rare disease and rarest at this age
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Satyabrata Patra, Dr. Arvind Kumar, Dr Saurav Banerjee, Dr R K Shrivastava, Dr. Camellia Chanda
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