title: A new case of IgE myeloma (Des) ending with renal failure.
abstract: A new case of IgE myeloma (Des), a woman aged 55, is presented. The monoclonal Ig was identified as an IgE of the kappa type. The case history is detailed. Bone lesions were absent; there were up to 12% plasma cells in the peripheral blood; therapy with cytostatic drugs could not be applied because of leuco- and thrombopenia. The patient died of renal failure after having been maintained one year on steroids and transfusions. A comparison between several clinical and laboratory data of this new case, the twelfth to the author's knowledge, and those of the preceding ones, is also given.
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications*; D000818:Animals; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains; D007073:Immunoglobulin E