[Association of sarcoidosis and Waldenström's macroglobulinemia].
Sarcoidosis is seldom associated with Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia. We report the case of a 58-year old woman, 7 years after cutaneous and pulmonary sarcoidosis had begun, developed Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia. Chlorambucil was effective on both diseases. The possibility of reactive sarcoidotic granulomas in neoplastic diseases may cast doubts on the reality of the sarcoidosis-malignant haemopathy association. However, most authors consider that such associations are not fortuitous and can be explained by the immunological abnormalities observed in patients with sarcoidosis.
Collet
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Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital du Bocage, Dijon.
Boulitrop-Morvan
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C
Dalac
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Camus
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P
Lambert
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D
D002699:Chlorambucil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008258:Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D002699:Chlorambucil
Association sarcoïdose et macroglobulinémie de Waldenström.