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Immunoglobulin D benign monoclonal gammopathy. A case report. 1991

M L O'Connor, and D T Rice, and D H Buss, and H B Muss
Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157.

The authors report a case, perhaps the first, of immunoglobulin D (IgD) benign monoclonal gammopathy. The patient, a 48-year-old black woman, initially had a 500 mg/dl IgD-lambda M-spike, hypercalcemia, and anemia. There was no bone pain, lytic bone lesions, or evidence of renal failure. The bone marrow showed 2.8% plasma cells with a diffuse (not nodular) IgD plasmacytosis and strong lambda predominance. Only trace amounts of free lambda light chains could be demonstrated by immunoelectrophoresis in serum and concentrated urine. The anemia responded quickly to iron therapy. Chemotherapy was not initiated. Over the 6+ years of follow-up, the patient has had no progression of clinical disease attributable to her IgD monoclonal gammopathy. The IgD M-spike has steadily decreased.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007072 Immunoglobulin D An immunoglobulin which accounts for less than 1% of plasma immunoglobulin. It is found on the membrane of many circulating B LYMPHOCYTES. IgD,IgD1,IgD2
D007146 Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains One of the types of light chain subunits of the immunoglobulins with a molecular weight of approximately 22 kDa. Ig lambda Chains,Immunoglobulins, lambda-Chain,Immunoglobulin lambda-Chain,lambda-1-Immunoglobulin,lambda-2-Immunoglobulin,lambda-Chain Immunoglobulins,lambda-Immunoglobulin Light Chain,lambda-Immunoglobulin Light Chains,lambda-x Immunoglobulin,Chains, Ig lambda,Chains, lambda-Immunoglobulin Light,Immunoglobulin lambda Chain,Immunoglobulin lambda Chains,Immunoglobulin, lambda-x,Immunoglobulins, lambda Chain,Light Chain, lambda-Immunoglobulin,Light Chains, lambda-Immunoglobulin,lambda 1 Immunoglobulin,lambda 2 Immunoglobulin,lambda Chain Immunoglobulins,lambda Chains, Ig,lambda Immunoglobulin Light Chain,lambda Immunoglobulin Light Chains,lambda x Immunoglobulin,lambda-Chain, Immunoglobulin,lambda-Chains, Immunoglobulin
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D008998 Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance Conditions characterized by the presence of M protein (Monoclonal protein) in serum or urine without clinical manifestations of plasma cell dyscrasia. Benign Monoclonal Gammopathies,Monoclonal Gammapathy of Undetermined Significance,Monoclonal Gammopathies, Benign,Monoclonal Gammapathies, Benign,Benign Monoclonal Gammapathies,Benign Monoclonal Gammapathy,Benign Monoclonal Gammopathy,Monoclonal Gammapathy, Benign,Monoclonal Gammopathy, Benign
D010950 Plasma Cells Specialized forms of antibody-producing B-LYMPHOCYTES. They synthesize and secrete immunoglobulin. They are found only in lymphoid organs and at sites of immune responses and normally do not circulate in the blood or lymph. (Rosen et al., Dictionary of Immunology, 1989, p169 & Abbas et al., Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 2d ed, p20) Plasmacytes,Cell, Plasma,Cells, Plasma,Plasma Cell,Plasmacyte
D001797 Blood Protein Electrophoresis Electrophoresis applied to BLOOD PROTEINS. Hemoglobin Electrophoresis,Electrophoresis, Blood Protein,Electrophoresis, Hemoglobin,Protein Electrophoresis, Blood
D001853 Bone Marrow The soft tissue filling the cavities of bones. Bone marrow exists in two types, yellow and red. Yellow marrow is found in the large cavities of large bones and consists mostly of fat cells and a few primitive blood cells. Red marrow is a hematopoietic tissue and is the site of production of erythrocytes and granular leukocytes. Bone marrow is made up of a framework of connective tissue containing branching fibers with the frame being filled with marrow cells. Marrow,Red Marrow,Yellow Marrow,Marrow, Bone,Marrow, Red,Marrow, Yellow
D005260 Female Females
D005779 Immunodiffusion Technique involving the diffusion of antigen or antibody through a semisolid medium, usually agar or agarose gel, with the result being a precipitin reaction. Gel Diffusion Tests,Diffusion Test, Gel,Diffusion Tests, Gel,Gel Diffusion Test,Immunodiffusions,Test, Gel Diffusion,Tests, Gel Diffusion
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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