Dramatic oligoclonal paraproteinaemia following a pneumococcal septicaemia.
We describe a case of paraproteinaemia in which there were high concentrations of four monoclonal bands shown on qualitative, and confirmed by quantitative, techniques. The disorder followed a pneumococcal infection and resolved spontaneously with the complete disappearance of all four bands.
Probert
C S
CS
Peterborough District Hospital, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Roland
J M
JM
Simpson
K R
KR
Fairham
S A
SA
D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*
D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M