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Anales de Medicina Interna
Print version ISSN 0212-7199
Abstract
MOLINA GARRIDO, M. J. et al. Monoclonal gammopathies differential diagnosis. An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2006, vol.23, n.11, pp.546-551. ISSN 0212-7199.
The presence of a monoclonal pike in blood is very habitual in our daily medical activity. There are a lot of causes of that. If we know which kind of pathology had originated the monoclonal pike, we could be able to bring a suitable treatment and to change the prognosis of the patient. If we are able to exclude a malignant disease, the patient will not suffer unnecessary aggressive tests. In this report, we describe the main diseases which are associated to monoclonal pike and the clues to get a definitive diagnosis.
Keywords : Monoclonal pike; Electrophoresis; Monoclonal gammopathy of unknown origin.