Pleuropulmonary involvement in Waldenström's Macroglobulinaemia. Case report.
Pleuropulmonary involvement secondary to Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia is described from a 70-year-old male. The radiographic abnormalities were unilateral pleural effusion and infiltration of the left lower lobe. There were no respiratory symptoms. After removal of the pleural fluid no other therapy was applied.
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000276:immunology*; D008258:Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology