A case of sensory ataxic axonal polyneuropathy with IgGλ monoclonal gammopathy successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy

Rationale: Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is a plasma cell proliferative disorder that consistently precedes multiple myeloma. Peripheral neuropathy in patients with IgG-MGUS tends to vary in clinical phenotype. We report a rare case of a patient with IgG-MGUS who had nonsystemic vasculitic neuropathy (NSVN). Patient concerns: A 56-year-old Japanese woman presented with progressive sensory ataxia with episodic paresthesia. Her clinical and laboratory values were compatible with IgG-MGUS. A nerve conduction study suggested possible chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. However, intravenous immunoglobulin therapy was not effective. A sural nerve biopsy specimen revealed mildly reduced myelinated fiber density and myelin ovoid formation, with epineural arterioles infiltrated by inflammatory cells. Diagnoses: We accordingly diagnosed her condition as NSVN. Interventions: She was accordingly started on oral prednisolone (40 mg/d) at 3 months after the onset of her neurological symptoms. Outcomes: At 1 year after the oral prednisolone treatment was begun, the patient's neurological symptoms showed no worsening. Lessons: These findings indicate NSVN as a possible cause of peripheral neuropathy in patients with IgG-MGUS. Cumulatively, our findings highlight the need for a nerve biopsy for peripheral neuropathy in patients with IgG-MGUS as a possible cause of NSVN. The early diagnosis of NSVN is expected to be beneficial for such patients.

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Nonsystemic vasculitic neuropathy in a patient with IgG-monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance

Kinno

Osakabe

Takahashi

et al. 2020

Medicine

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A case of sensory ataxic axonal polyneuropathy with IgGλ monoclonal gammopathy successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy

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Nonsystemic vasculitic neuropathy in a patient with IgG-monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance

Nonsystemic vasculitic neuropathy in a patient with IgG-monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance

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