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Urticaria pigmentosa coexisting with multiple myeloma
Author(s) -
OGG G.S.,
ROSBOTHAM J.L.,
MACDONALD D.M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1996.tb00125.x
Subject(s) - urticaria pigmentosa , multiple myeloma , medicine , lymphoproliferative disorders , malignancy , disease , myeloid , immunopathology , monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance , immunology , dermatology , pathology , lymphoma , monoclonal , antibody , monoclonal antibody
Summary We present the case of a 44‐year‐old white male who developed multiple myeloma complicated by acute renal failure S years after the onset of urticaria pigmentosa. Mast cell disease has been associated with a number of haematological malignancies, particularly those from the myeloid lineage. Lymphoproliferative disorders have also been linked with mast cell disease but an association with multiple myeloma has not previously been described. Patients with urticaria pigmentosa should undergo simple screening blood tests to exclude an underlying haematological malignancy.