VITREITIS AND WALDENSTROMS MACROGLOBULINEMIA

PURPOSE: To describe vitreitis in a patient with Waldenstrom's macrogl obulinemia. METHODS: Case report and review of pertinent literature. R ESULTS: A 90-year-old man developed vitreitis 10 years after a systemi c diagnosis of a lymphoproliferative disorder. Numerous small, normal- appearing lymphocytes were seen on pathologic examination of the vitre ous. He developed worsening lymphadenopathy and was diagnosed with Wal denstrom's macroglobulinemia after systemic review. CONCLUSION: Chroni c lymphoproliferative diseases such as Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia may cause vitreitis. (Am J Ophthalmol 1998; 126:314-315.. (C) 1998 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.).