Table 2.
Summary of monoclonal gammopathies of dermatological significance.
| Disease/Condition | Dermatological presentation | Monoclonal gammopathy |
|---|---|---|
| Acquired cutis laxa | Lax, wrinkled, sagging, redundant, inelastic skin | IgG, IgA, light and/or heavy chain deposition disease |
| Scleromyxedema | Mucinosis, papular and sclerodermoid eruption | IgG (lambda) [30] |
| Light chain amyloidosis | Purpura, hemorrhagic bullous lesions | IgG (lambda) [31] |
| Nodular amyloidosis | Papulonodules | IgG, IgA [32] |
| Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia | Nonspecific ulcers, purpura, and urticarial lesions | IgM [33] |
| Cryoglobulin vasculitis | Palpable purpura | Type I (IgM) and mixed (IgM and IgG, few polyclonal) [34] |
| Schnitzler's syndrome | Rose or red macules, urticarial plaques | IgM (few have IgG component) [35] |
| Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma | Waxy, yellow, plaques, nodules | IgG (kappa) [36] |
| POEMS syndrome | Hyperpigmentation, glomeruloid hemangioma | IgA or IgG (lambda) [37] |
| Pyoderma gangrenosum | Pustules, ulcerated plaques | IgA [38] |
| Cold agglutinin disease | Livido reticularis, raynaud phenomenon, acrocyanosis, ulceration | IgM (kappa) (few have IgA, few polyclonal) [39] |
| Papular mucinosis | Small, generally localized, lichenoid papular lesions | IgG (lambda) [30] |
| Subcorneal pustular dermatosis | Vesiculopustular eruptions | IgA [40] |
| Erythema elevatum diutinum | Plaques, nodules often localized to extensor surfaces | IgA [41] |
| Scleredema | Thickened, indurated plaques, most often affecting trunk | IgG and IgA [42] |