Erythrocyte aggregation during dysglobulinemia (Preliminary results)

Issue title: Red Cell Aggregation. Proceedings of the Second International Symposium. Paris, France, January 1988

Guest editors: J.F. Stoltz

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Schooneman, F. | Donner, M. | Streiff, F. | Stoltz, J.F.

Affiliations: INSERM U 284, Brabois, 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, France

Note: [] Accepted by: Editor-in-Chief A.L. Copley

Abstract: Erythrocyte aggregation was studied in patients with dysglobulinemia. By using a light reflectometry technique, it was demonstrated an hyperaggregation state in all patients. Following plasma exchange, it was demonstrated an improvement of aggregation. However, the extent of aggregation parameter variations was not identical in all cases, suggesting that patients may react differently to plasma exchange.

Keywords: RBC Aggregation, Plasma viscosity, Monoclonal dysglobulinemia, Plasma exchanges

DOI: 10.3233/CH-1989-9519

Journal: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 877-882, 1989