Plasma Cell Dyscrasia Causing Light Chain Tubulopathy Without Fanconi Syndrome

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1136-1141

  Elliott, Matthew R ^a   Cortese, Cherise ^a   Moreno Aspitia, Alvaro ^a   Dwyer, Jamie P ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystalline inclusions; Fanconi syndrome; light chain tubulopathy; monoclonal gammopathy; plasma cell dyscrasia; proximal tubulopathy

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DEXAMETHASONE; LENALIDOMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FANCONI RENOTUBULAR SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY TUBULE DISORDER; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL; PLASMA CELL DYSCRASIA; PROTEINURIA;

BIOPSY; CRYSTALLIZATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FANCONI SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TUBULES, PROXIMAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; PODOCYTES;

EID: 77952541535     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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