Schnitzler syndrome in a patient with a family history of monoclonal gammopathy.

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Schnitzler syndrome is a rare disease characterized by chronic urticaria and a monoclonal gammopathy, most commonly IgM with light chains of the kappa type. There are currently no known risk factorsassociated with development of the disease. We report a case of Schnitzler syndrome in a 48-year-old man with a family history of monoclonal gammopathies. The patient's disease has been well controlled with anakinra...

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