BJH - volume 12, issue 6, october 2021
A. Kentos MD, PhD, N. Mavroudakis MD, PhD, M. Delforge MD, PhD
SUMMARY
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is quite frequent in the general population. The association between MGUS and peripheral neuropathy (PN) was described in various studies demonstrating a higher than expected prevalence of PN in patients with MGUS. The demonstration of causality remains a diagnostic challenge as a coincidental association may also occur. Specific diagnostic criteria are available for only a few disorders: DADS, POEMS, amyloidosis, cryoglobulinemia. Data to guide management are quite limited. We present a short review of the literature and emphasise the need of a close collaboration between haematologists and neurologists for an optimal management.
(BELG J HEMATOL 2021;12(6):251-7)
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