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Cutaneous manifestations as initial presentation of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 13, Number 1, 90-2, January - February 2003, Cas cliniques
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Author(s) : Myriam Abdallah-Lotf, Chantal Bourgeois-Droin, Véronique Perronne, Nathalie Fouchard, Sophie Michel, Elisabeth Launay-Russ, Françoise Granier
Summary : Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia is a rare chronic lymphoproliferative disease. Clinical manifestations include usually weakness, weight loss, lymphadenopathy. Lung, kidney, heart, nervous system or bone may be involved. Cutaneous manifestations are unusual and misunderstood. Two different types of cutaneous lesions are described: non-specific and specific. They may reveal the disease or appear during the course of it. We report a case of a Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia with cutaneous involvement.
Keywords : Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, cutaneous manifestations

Cutaneous manifestations as initial presentation of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia