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Mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis associated with multiple myeloma.
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
|September 1, 1985
Summary
A patient with IgA lambda multiple myeloma developed nephrotic syndrome and progressive glomerulonephritis. Renal biopsies revealed immune complex deposition, suggesting myeloma can cause this kidney disease.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Oncology
- Pathology
Background:
- Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell malignancy.
- Nephrotic syndrome can be a presenting symptom of multiple myeloma.
- Immune complex glomerulonephritis is a kidney disease characterized by immune deposits in the glomeruli.