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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep 9;13(9):e232866.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232866.

Paraprotein associated syndrome treated successfully with chemotherapy

Rekha Gurung  1 , Charlotte Robertson  2 , Mark A Vickers  3   4
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Paraprotein associated syndrome treated successfully with chemotherapy

Rekha Gurung et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

We report a 50-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with recurrent erythema nodosum, leg swelling, malaise, weight loss and abdominal pain associated with an IgM lambda paraprotein. She was treated with six courses of an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody and bendamustine chemotherapy over 6 months with a good clinical response.

Keywords: chemotherapy; haematology (incl blood transfusion); immunology.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Picture taken by the patient of painful red lesion on front of lower shin.
Figure 2
Figure 2
IgM paraprotein concentration and lymphocyte counts before and after chemotherapy, which lasted from January to July 2017.
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