Immunoblastic lymphadenopathy with mixed cryoglobulinemia. A detailed case study. 1975

D R Schultz, and A A Yunis

The premise that chronic antigenic stimulation may be involved in lymphoproliferative disorders was considered in a patient with immunoblastic lymphadenopathy who had received liver extract by injection and by mouth for many years. The salient features were lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly, a predominance of lymphocytes and plasmacytoid cells with mitotic figures in lymph-node imprints, a cryoglobulin containing IgG, IgA, IgM and bound complement components, depressed serum complement levels, and Coombs-test-positive erythrocytes. Immunoglobulin concentrations per 100 ml of serum were IgG, 5900 mg, IgA, 1480 mg, and IgM, 5640 mg, with normal ranges of 710 to 1540, 60 to 490, and 37 to 204 mg, respectively. Serum precipitins to an antigen (or antigens) in the liver extract resided in the IgA and IgM classes. Complete remission followed one course of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone. We propose that the syndrome was caused by chronic antigenic stimulation with liver extract.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007070 Immunoglobulin A Represents 15-20% of the human serum immunoglobulins, mostly as the 4-chain polymer in humans or dimer in other mammals. Secretory IgA (IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY) is the main immunoglobulin in secretions. IgA,IgA Antibody,IgA1,IgA2,Antibody, IgA
D007074 Immunoglobulin G The major immunoglobulin isotype class in normal human serum. There are several isotype subclasses of IgG, for example, IgG1, IgG2A, and IgG2B. Gamma Globulin, 7S,IgG,IgG Antibody,Allerglobuline,IgG(T),IgG1,IgG2,IgG2A,IgG2B,IgG3,IgG4,Immunoglobulin GT,Polyglobin,7S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgG,GT, Immunoglobulin
D007075 Immunoglobulin M A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin. Gamma Globulin, 19S,IgM,IgM Antibody,IgM1,IgM2,19S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgM
D007122 Immunoelectrophoresis A technique that combines protein electrophoresis and double immunodiffusion. In this procedure proteins are first separated by gel electrophoresis (usually agarose), then made visible by immunodiffusion of specific antibodies. A distinct elliptical precipitin arc results for each protein detectable by the antisera.
D008110 Liver Extracts Extracts of liver tissue containing uncharacterized specific factors with specific activities; a soluble thermostable fraction of mammalian liver is used in the treatment of pernicious anemia. Perhepar,Extracts, Liver
D008198 Lymph Nodes They are oval or bean shaped bodies (1 - 30 mm in diameter) located along the lymphatic system. Lymph Node,Node, Lymph,Nodes, Lymph
D008206 Lymphatic Diseases Diseases of LYMPH; LYMPH NODES; or LYMPHATIC VESSELS. Lymphatism,Status Lymphaticus,Disease, Lymphatic,Diseases, Lymphatic,Lymphatic Disease
D008213 Lymphocyte Activation Morphologic alteration of small B LYMPHOCYTES or T LYMPHOCYTES in culture into large blast-like cells able to synthesize DNA and RNA and to divide mitotically. It is induced by INTERLEUKINS; MITOGENS such as PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS, and by specific ANTIGENS. It may also occur in vivo as in GRAFT REJECTION. Blast Transformation,Blastogenesis,Lymphoblast Transformation,Lymphocyte Stimulation,Lymphocyte Transformation,Transformation, Blast,Transformation, Lymphoblast,Transformation, Lymphocyte,Activation, Lymphocyte,Stimulation, Lymphocyte
D008223 Lymphoma A general term for various neoplastic diseases of the lymphoid tissue. Germinoblastoma,Lymphoma, Malignant,Reticulolymphosarcoma,Sarcoma, Germinoblastic,Germinoblastic Sarcoma,Germinoblastic Sarcomas,Germinoblastomas,Lymphomas,Lymphomas, Malignant,Malignant Lymphoma,Malignant Lymphomas,Reticulolymphosarcomas,Sarcomas, Germinoblastic
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age

Related Publications

D R Schultz, and A A Yunis
March 1977, Clinical and experimental immunology,
D R Schultz, and A A Yunis
May 1977, Archives of dermatology,
D R Schultz, and A A Yunis
November 1981, Klinicheskaia meditsina,
D R Schultz, and A A Yunis
November 1980, Polski tygodnik lekarski (Warsaw, Poland : 1960),
D R Schultz, and A A Yunis
April 1982, Revue medicale de Liege,
D R Schultz, and A A Yunis
October 1978, Postgraduate medical journal,
D R Schultz, and A A Yunis
March 1979, Annales d'oto-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico faciale : bulletin de la Societe d'oto-laryngologie des hopitaux de Paris,
D R Schultz, and A A Yunis
November 1983, Gan no rinsho. Japan journal of cancer clinics,
D R Schultz, and A A Yunis
February 1980, Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine,
D R Schultz, and A A Yunis
August 1986, Arthritis and rheumatism,
Copied contents to your clipboard!