Multiple myeloma in a mink handler following exposure to Aleutian disease.
Cancer, 1979/7;44(1):273-5.
PMID: 222431
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Abstract
Aleutian disease of mink is a viral illness characterized by systemic plasmocytosis and hypergammaglobulinemia. Some affected mink develop a monoclonal gammaglobulin spike and Bence-Jones proteinuria. A case of multiple myeloma in a mink handler with a 15-year history of exposure to Aleutian mink is presented. Previously reported cases of possible Aleutian disease (AD) in man are discussed and the pathogenesis of AD reviewed. Aleutian disease virus (ADV) may produce asymptomatic infection in exposed individuals. Available data suggest symptomatic disease in humans is extremely rare.
MeSH terms
Aged; Aleutian Mink Disease; Aleutian Mink Disease Virus; Animal Husbandry; Animals; Antibodies, Viral; Chediak-Higashi Syndrome; Humans; Male; Mink; Multiple Myeloma; Occupational Diseases
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