Multiple choice

Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia patients often subsequently develop

  1. meningitis

  2. duodenal ulcer

  3. hyperviscosity syndrome

  4. non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

  5. multiple myeloma

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C Correct answer
Explanation

High levels of serum IgM (a large pentameric protein) make the plasma hyperviscous and this presents with headache, visual disturbances, nose bleeds, malaise or exertional dyspnoea.