Open AccessOptical coherence tomography angiography characteristics in Waldenström macroglobulinemia retinopathy: A case report
Author(s) -
Jun Li,
Rui Zhang,
Feng Gu,
Zheli Liu,
Peng Sun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i23.6071
Subject(s) - medicine , macroglobulinemia , waldenstrom macroglobulinemia , optical coherence tomography , fluorescein angiography , angiography , radiology , tomography , ophthalmology , visual acuity , multiple myeloma , lymphoma
Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a distinct clinicopathologic entity characterized by the infiltration of the bone marrow by clonal lymphoplasmacytic cells that produce monoclonal immunoglobulin M (IgM) in the blood, and patients may present with symptoms related to the infiltration of the hematopoietic tissues or the effects of monoclonal IgM in the blood. Funduscopic abnormalities were noted in some of the patients due to hyperviscosity or other retinal lesions. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) as a non-invasive imaging tool can give qualitative and quantitative information about the status of retinal and choroidal vessels, which might be useful for diagnosing patients with WM-associated retinopathy.