Severe mononeuritis multiplex after rituximab in IgM-κ monoclonal gammopathy

Muscle Nerve. 2018 Apr;57(4):E115-E118. doi: 10.1002/mus.26005. Epub 2017 Dec 1.

Authors

Alexis A Lizarraga¹, Karlo J Lizarraga¹, James E Hoffman², Dana P Ascherman³, Robert T Shebert¹, Ashok Verma¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
² Division of Hematology/Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
³ Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.

PMID: 29105117
DOI: 10.1002/mus.26005

No abstract available

Keywords: cryoglobulin; gammopathy; immune complex; mononeuritis multiplex; rituximab; κ light chains.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Electromyography
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin M*
Immunologic Factors / adverse effects*
Middle Aged
Mononeuropathies / chemically induced*
Mononeuropathies / etiology
Mononeuropathies / physiopathology
Neural Conduction
Paraproteinemias / complications
Paraproteinemias / drug therapy*
Rituximab / adverse effects*
Severity of Illness Index

Substances

Immunoglobulin M
Immunologic Factors
Rituximab