Rare myopathy associated to MGUS, causing heart failure and responding to chemotherapy

Ann Hematol. 2017 Apr;96(4):695-696. doi: 10.1007/s00277-016-2916-3. Epub 2017 Jan 5.
No abstract available

Keywords: Chemotherapy; Electron microscopy; Heart failure; Monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance; Nemaline myopathy related cardiomyopathy; Sarcoplasmic rods; Sporadic late onset nemaline myopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Bortezomib / administration & dosage
  • Cyclophosphamide / administration & dosage
  • Dexamethasone / administration & dosage
  • Heart Failure / drug therapy*
  • Heart Failure / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance / complications*
  • Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance / drug therapy*
  • Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance / pathology
  • Myopathies, Nemaline / drug therapy*
  • Myopathies, Nemaline / etiology*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Bortezomib
  • Dexamethasone
  • Cyclophosphamide