Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in Multiple Myeloma Associated with Hyperviscosity Syndrome.

Lym, Seog Bum; Kwak, No Hoon; Huh, Warne

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1996;37(8):1371-1375.
Published online August 1, 1996.

Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in Multiple Myeloma Associated with Hyperviscosity Syndrome.

Seog Bum Lym, No Hoon Kwak, Warne Huh

Department of Ophthalmology, KangNam St. Mary's Hospital Catholic University, Medical College, Seoul, Korea.

다발성골수종에서 혈액과점도증후군과 연관된 망막중심정맥폐쇄 1례

임석범(Seog Bum Lym),곽노훈(No Hoon Kwak),허원(Warne Huh)

Abstract

Multiple myeloma is a malignant proliferation of the atypical plasma cells which usually involves antibody synthesis in the immune system. Systemic manifestations include anemia, renal failure, osteoporosis, immune deficiency symptom. Ophthalmolgically this disease involves cornea, conjunctiva, uvea, iris, ciliary body, retinal vessels, extraocular muscles and optic nerve. The authors experienced a case of multiple myeloma with hyperviscosity syndrome who presented with central retinal vein occlusion in both eye.

Key Words: Central retinal vein occlusion;Hyperviscosity syndrome;Multiple myeloma