TY - JOUR
T1 - Epibulbar IGA Plasmacytoma Occurring in Multiple Myeloma
AU - Franklin, Rudolph M.
AU - Kenyon, Kenneth R.
AU - Green, W. Richard
AU - Saral, Rein
AU - Humphrey, Richard
PY - 1982/3
Y1 - 1982/3
N2 - The ophthalmic manifestations of a 51-year-old man with multiple myeloma included exudative retinal detachments and multiple epibulbar plasmacytomas. The retinal changes resolved with treatment for systemic effects, and the IgAproducing plasmacytomas rapidly resolved with local irradiation. The young age of onset (37 years), the prolonged course (14 years), and the IgA M protein and epibulbar involvement were, collectively, unusual findings in multiple myeloma. The presence of epibulbar, gastrointestinal tract, and prostate involvement suggested a homing mechanism of IgAcommitted cells to mucosal surfaces.
AB - The ophthalmic manifestations of a 51-year-old man with multiple myeloma included exudative retinal detachments and multiple epibulbar plasmacytomas. The retinal changes resolved with treatment for systemic effects, and the IgAproducing plasmacytomas rapidly resolved with local irradiation. The young age of onset (37 years), the prolonged course (14 years), and the IgA M protein and epibulbar involvement were, collectively, unusual findings in multiple myeloma. The presence of epibulbar, gastrointestinal tract, and prostate involvement suggested a homing mechanism of IgAcommitted cells to mucosal surfaces.
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U2 - 10.1001/archopht.1982.01030030453015
DO - 10.1001/archopht.1982.01030030453015
M3 - Article
C2 - 7065966
AN - SCOPUS:0020041854
SN - 0003-9950
VL - 100
SP - 451
EP - 456
JO - Archives of ophthalmology
JF - Archives of ophthalmology
IS - 3
ER -