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Macroglobulinemia
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Linked signs and symptoms
20Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Distal Sensory Loss: Peripheral Neuropathy
- Dizziness
- Dizziness or a Spinning Sensation (Vertigo)
- Eye: Vision Impairment
- Fatigue
- Fever (Raised Body Temperature)
- Fingers: Numbness
- Gums Bleeding
- Headache (Cephalgia)
- Liver Enlarged Or Tender
- Lymph Nodes Swollen (Glands)
- Nose Bleed (Epistaxis)
- Pain Side (Flank)
- Skin Bluish Coloration (Cyanosis)
- Skin Easily Bruised
- Skin Tingling Or Numbness (Paresthesias)
- Toes Numbness
- Vision Blurred
- Weakness
- Weight Loss (Body Mass Index Decreased)
Linked drugs / medications
2Medication information is educational only. A doctor or pharmacist should advise whether any medicine is appropriate.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
4Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
3These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
Biological markers/agents
3This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
3- Erythrocyte Sedimentation RateReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0–20 mm/Hr; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 0–15 mm/HrLinked diagnostic testserythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Factor VIII (Antihemophilic Globulin, Percentage of Normal Value)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 55–145 %Linked diagnostic testsCoagulation Factor Assay (Blood Clotting Factors)
- Protein, Total (Blood, Serum)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 6–6.7 gm/dL; Child (0 - 16y): 6.1–8.2 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsProtein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
Often decreased
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Macroglobulinemia
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