Waldenström's macroglobulinemia: report of a case with pulmonary involvement and recurrent pneumococcal sepsis after pneumococcal vaccination.
A patient with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia who presented with pleuropulmonary manifestations is described. The course was complicated by recurrent Streptococcus pneumoniae infections despite pneumococcal immunization.
D000368:Aged; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012008:Recurrence; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology*; D008258:Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / Q000150:complications*
D001428:Bacterial Vaccines