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Myasthenia gravis and Waldenström's macroglobulinemia: a case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Lin Y.T.,
Kuo H.C.,
Chang Y.T.,
Chang M.H.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2001.00026.x
Subject(s) - myasthenia gravis , macroglobulinemia , waldenstrom macroglobulinemia , medicine , acetylcholine receptor , gammopathy , autoimmune disease , immunology , antibody , monoclonal , monoclonal antibody , multiple myeloma , lymphoma , receptor
An elderly man with ocular type myasthenia gravis (MG) was found to have monoclonal gammopathy (IgM). Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) was proven later. This is the second case report of MG associated with WM. However, this case is unique due to the presence of anti‐acetylcholine receptor (anti‐AChR) antibody (IgG). MG is considered to be an autoimmune disease and WM an immunoproliferative disorder. The association of MG and WM is not clear.