Unilateral hyperhidrosis associated with intrathoracic IgD lambda myelomatous tumour.
Localized sympathetic over-activity is a rare manifestation of intrathoracic malignancy. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman who presented with a right-sided hyperhidrosis limited to the face, trunk and upper extremities; this revealed a left paraspinal intrathoracic IgD lambda myelomatous tumour. The episodes of sweating were abolished by local radiotherapy, concomitant with the disappearance of the tumour.
Lambert
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Division of General Internal Medicine, Saint-Luc University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Kanyinda
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Richard
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Sindic
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007072:Immunoglobulin D / Q000032:analysis; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains / Q000032:analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae
D007072:Immunoglobulin D; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains