Irreversible visual loss in Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia.
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Irreversible visual loss in Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia.
A patient with Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia presented with visual reduction in both eyes. The funduscopic and angiographic demonstrations of venous engorgement ('string of sausages'), retinal haemorrhages at all levels, retinal and disc oedema, and serous detachment of the maculas were consistent with this diagnosis. The cryoprecipitation of the immunoglobulin at a temperature slightly belo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.67.2.102