Although myeloma and macroglobulinemias are first considered by hematologists, other causes occur more frequently, such as acute and chronic infections, connective tissue diseases, and chronic liver disease. This patient also had plasma cells that were seen on the peripheral blood smear. The diagnosis was IgA myeloma plasma cell leukemia , and it was accompanied by hyperviscosity that required plasmapheresis.
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Effect of transfusion materials on rouleaux formation and sedimentation rate of erythrocytes. See all Hematological complications under hyper conditions of glucose and distilled water. Abramson N Blood Jun 1; 11 The erythrocyte sedimentation rate, rouleaux formation and hyperviscosity syndrome. Theory and fact. Analytical validation of the iSED automated analyzer for erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
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