Therapy of Waldenström's benign hypergammaglobulinaemia by regular plasmapheresis.
A patient with a 20-year history of Waldenström's hypergammaglobulinaemic purpura has over that time developed increasingly troublesome clinical symptoms of purpura and joint swelling, associated with a progressive increase in the level of polyclonal IgG. These symptoms have been controlled by the use of a regular plasmapheresis regime and associated with a reduction in IgG levels.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000378:metabolism; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D011694:Purpura, Hyperglobulinemic / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*
D007074:Immunoglobulin G