title: Idiopathic anasarca associated with oligoclonal gammopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: We describe a young woman with systemic lupus erythematosus with acute onset of severe idiopathic anasarca and the appearance of serum IgG kappa oligoclonal bands. We hypothesize that her anasarca was due to a defect in capillary permeability, perhaps related to the clonally restricted immunoglobulins detected in her serum.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006942:Hypergammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains