Oncology · Oncology / Oncologic emergencies
Hyperviscosity syndrome
also: Waldenström hyperviscosity
Symptoms from increased serum viscosity in paraproteinemia.
- Specialty
- Oncology
- Subspecialty
- Oncology / Oncologic emergencies
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: rare
- Gene(s) involved
- CXCR4, MYD88
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Waldenström hyperviscosity
Etiology & mechanism
Raised IgM or paraprotein concentration.
Gene(s) involved (2)
Symptoms & signs (6)
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