Summary
Paraproteinaemia (IgGkappa) was observed in a 68 year-old patient with erythema elevatum diutinum. The association of this skin disease with paraproteinaemia as already reported by other authors may indicate a pathogenetic relationship.
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Bei einem 68 jährigen Patienten mit Erythema elevatum diutinum wurde eine Paraproteinämie (IgGkappa) festgestellt. Die Assoziation dieser Hautkrankheit mit einer Paraproteinämie, die schon von anderen Autoren beschrieben wurde, deutet auf einen möglichen pathogenetischen Zusammenhang.
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A further case with EED and paraproteinaemia has been reported recently (Archimandritis et al., 1977).
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Kövary, P.M., Dhonau, H. & Happle, R. Paraproteinaemia in Erythema Elevatum Diutinum. Arch. Derm. Res. 260, 153–158 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00561120
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