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Therapeutic Plasmapheresis in Treatment of Patients with Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia
Author(s) -
Lawson N. S.,
Nosanchuk J. S.,
Oberman H. A.,
Meyers M. C.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1111/j.1537-2995.1968.tb04899.x
Subject(s) - plasmapheresis , macroglobulinemia , medicine , waldenstrom macroglobulinemia , globulin , gastroenterology , immunology , antibody , lymphoma , multiple myeloma
The value of therapeutic plasmapheresis in effecting rapid lowering of serum globulins and viscosity in patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia has been reaffirmed. Three patients treated in this manner experienced biochemical improvement and two showed striking clinical improvement, manifested as cessation of bleeding and improvement in retinopathy.