Combined proximal tubulopathy, crystal-storing histiocytosis, and cast nephropathy in a patient with light chain multiple myeloma

Combined proximal tubulopathy, crystal-storing histiocytosis, and cast nephropathy in a patient with light chain multiple myeloma

Abstract Background The diagnosis of myeloma, a plasma dyscrasia, often results from the workup of unexplained renal disease. Persistent renal failure in myeloma is commonly caused by tubular nephropathy due to circulating immunoglobulins and free light chains. Myeloma cast nephropathy is characteri...

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Main Authors: Chung-Kuan Wu, An-Hang Yang, Hung-Chih Lai, Bing-Shi Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Multiple myeloma
Light chain proximal tubulopathy
Crystal-storing histiocytosis
Myeloma cast nephropathy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0584-8

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