Spurious laboratory results associated with immunoglobulin M gammopathy in a dog with multiple myeloma
Abstract
An 11 year old female-neutered Labrador presented for facial swelling. Clinicopathological abnormalities included hyperglobulinemia, azotemia, hypercalcemia, nonregenerative anemia, thrombocytopenia, and spurious hypoglycemia. Normoglycemia was subsequently confirmed using a cage-side analyzer (AlphaTRAK, Zoetis, UK). Serum and urine protein electrophoresis documented monoclonal (immunoglobulin M) gammopathy with Bence-Jones proteinuria. Computed tomography imaging revealed a monostotic osteolytic bone-lesion, and bone marrow cytology and histopathology documented plasmacytosis with multiple myeloma oncogene 1 / interferon regulatory factor 4 positivity, consistent with multiple myeloma. Infectious disease testing initially indicated seropositivity for Leishmania, Borrelia, and Anaplasma spp.; however, Leishmania PCR (splenic and bone marrow aspirates), and paired serological titers for Borrelia and Anaplasma were negative. Consequently, initial serological results were considered to be false positive because of paraproteinemia-associated assay interference. Chemotherapy (prednisolone and melphalan combination therapy) was initiated, but the dog was euthanased 30 days later because of the development of pericardial effusion. This is a report of spurious serological (and other laboratory) results occurring secondary to monoclonal gammopathy in a dog.
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