Resolution of cast nephropathy following free light chain removal by haemodialysis in a patient with multiple myeloma: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Acute renal failure in multiple myeloma is most frequently caused by cast nephropathy, when excess monoclonal free light chains co-precipitate with Tamm-Horsfall protein in the distal nephron, causing tubular obstruction. The natural history of cast nephropathy after diagnosis is unkno...

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Autores principales: Basnayake, Kolitha, Hutchison, Colin, Kamel, Dia, Sheaff, Michael, Ashman, Neil, Cook, Mark, Oakervee, Heather, Bradwell, Arthur, Cockwell, Paul
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2630327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19068112
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-380

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2630327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19068112
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-380

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