Intracellular Extraocular Muscle Light- and Heavy-Chain Deposition Disease Contributing to Compressive Optic Neuropathy in a Patient with Preexisting Graves’ Orbitopathy
Author(s) -
Peter A. Zakrzewski,
Ezekiel Weis,
Valerie A. White,
Jack Rootman
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.639
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1423-0267
pISSN - 0030-3755
DOI - 10.1159/000235727
Subject(s) - extraocular muscles , immunoglobulin light chain , medicine , biopsy , intracellular , optic neuropathy , graves' disease , pathology , anatomy , disease , chemistry , optic nerve , antibody , immunology , biochemistry
Light- and heavy-chain deposition disease (LHCDD) is a rare form of nonamyloidal monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease (MIDD) in which light- and heavy-chain immunoglobulin fragments accumulate systemically, typically leading to end organ dysfunction. Herein we describe the case of a 64-year-old female with a history of Graves' orbitopathy and multiple myeloma who presented with bilateral asymmetric compressive optic neuropathies.
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