Monoclonal gammopathy associated with visceral leishmaniasis

Monoclonal gammopathy can accompany diverse conditions and is usually benign. It should be distinguished from monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) which can rarely turn malignant. Visceral leishmaniasis has only rarely been associated with monoclonal gammopathy. We describe the case of a 55-year-old male who had monoclonal gammopathy associated with visceral leishmanisais, which reversed with stibogluconate therapy.

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Main Authors: Sharma,Vishal, Agarwal,Mukul P, Giri,Subhash
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases 2010
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000300018
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Summary:Monoclonal gammopathy can accompany diverse conditions and is usually benign. It should be distinguished from monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) which can rarely turn malignant. Visceral leishmaniasis has only rarely been associated with monoclonal gammopathy. We describe the case of a 55-year-old male who had monoclonal gammopathy associated with visceral leishmanisais, which reversed with stibogluconate therapy.