title: Dry eye in Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. Improvement after systemic chemotherapy.
abstract: Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is an uncommon cause of dry eye. We describe a case of dry eye associated with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia that responded poorly to substitutive topical treatment but improved spectacularly in response to systemic chemotherapy. As far as we know, no similar case has been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Juan Canalejo Hospital, La Coruño, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cordido
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernández-Lago
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández-Vigo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: López-Nieto
mesh_terms: D002699:Chlorambucil / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013666:Tears / Q000378:metabolism; D008258:Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D002699:Chlorambucil; D011241:Prednisone