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Remission Of Macroglobulinemia Coincident With Hepatitis

Wolf et al., 1972Multiple myeloma

Archives of Internal Medicine 120: 1972; 392-395

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Case Details

Clinical Characteristics

Classical clinical and laboratory manifestations of macroglobulinemia associated with serum hyperviscosity and high rheumatoid factor (rf) activity

Remission Characteristics

Complete, spontaneous remission of the macroglobulinemia occurred coincident with recovery from a life-threatening episode of serum hepatitis

Treatment & Mechanisms

Proposed Remission Mechanisms

There may be an association of viral hepatitis and spontaneous remission of monoclonal gammopathies