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Acute renal failure in primary macroglobulinemia with small-molecule IgM
Archives of Internal Medicine
|May 1, 1985
Summary
A patient developed acute renal failure after contrast dye for an IVP. This rare complication in Waldenström macroglobulinemia was linked to a specific small-molecule IgM protein.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Hematology
- Radiology
Background:
- Primary macroglobulinemia (Waldenström macroglobulinemia) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder.
- Acute renal failure is an uncommon complication of this condition.
- Contrast media are sometimes used in diagnostic imaging for patients with macroglobulinemia.