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Anti-GD1b Disorder Presenting as Multiple Mononeuropathies. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Isolated anti GD1b disorders are quite rare. They usually present with ophthalmoplegia, sensory ataxia, paraproteinemia, and elevated cold agglutinants. The response to immunosuppressant treatment does not seem to be very effective. We report a case of isolated mononeuropathies associated with isolated anti‐GD1b antibodies, without ataxia or ...
Eid K, Araoui R, Ismail R, Sawaya R.
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Illuminating Blurry Vision: Visualization of Corneal Protein Deposition With Immunofluorescence in Two Illustrative Case Reports. [PDF]

Case Rep Pathol
Background Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is an asymptomatic, premalignant disease with a progression rate of 0.5%–1% per year to multiple myeloma. It can rarely present with significant ocular symptoms in the context of crystalline keratopathy, necessitating medical and surgical interventions.
Zengin S, Charoenkijkajorn C, Warner D, Bourne TD, Alapat D, Gokden N, Gokden M, Nix S.   +7 more
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Systematic Review of Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Monoclonal Ig Deposition Disease [PDF]

Kidney International Reports
Introduction: Historical case series of monoclonal Ig deposition disease (MIDD) after kidney transplantation (KTx) reported unfavorable outcomes. Recent case series support more acceptable outcomes in selected patients.
Cihan Heybeli, Nelson Leung
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Clinical Determinants of Urinary Podocyte Biomarkers and Their Feasibility in Paraprotein-Related Kidney Disease [PDF]

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: Kidney injury is a frequent complication of multiple myeloma (MM) and monoclonal gammopathies. Podocyte stress markers, such as urinary nephrin and podocin, have been studied in other renal diseases but their utility in paraprotein-
Oliver Helk, Ludwig Wagner, Gürkan Sengölge, Thomas Reiter, Daniela Gerges, Hermine Agis, Wolfgang Winnicki   +6 more
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Xantogranuloma necrobiótico solitário sem paraproteinemia Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma without paraproteinemia

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2008
O xantogranuloma necrobiótico é doença crônica granulomatosa e xantomatosa, caracterizada por pápulas e placas infiltradas, eritematosas e amareladas, preferencialmente localizadas na região periorbital.
Danielle Mazziero Macedo, Sérgio Henrique Hirata, Nílceo S. Michalany, Mílvia Maria Simões, Silva Enokihara, Mauro Y. Enokihara   +5 more
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Systemic amyloidosis: an aggressive evolution in a patient with relapsing polychondritis and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) undergoing peritoneal dialysis [PDF]

Autopsy and Case Reports
Herein, we report the case of primary amyloidosis with multi-organ involvement in a female patient in her 50s. The patient had a history of relapsing polychondritis, chronic kidney disease, and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS ...
Thiago Cavalcanti Matos, William George Giusti Fischer, Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira, Andre Silva Franco   +3 more
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Dysproteinemia-Associated Kidney Disease: A Single-Center Observational Study [PDF]

Revista Portuguesa de Nefrologia e Hipertensão, 2022
Introduction: Dysproteinemia is associated with kidney damage and treatment of underlying conditions is crucial to minimize kidney damage. The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the characteristics and outcome of the patients diagnosed with ...
João Bernardo, João Oliveira, Filipe Marques, Joana Gameiro, Cristina Outerelo, Estela Nogueira, Sofia Jorge, José António Lopes   +7 more
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Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström: primer caso con confirmación molecular en Honduras [PDF]

Revista Médica Hondureña, 2021
Antecedentes: La Macroglobulinemia de Waldens tröm (MW) es un desorden proliferativo en el cual está presente un Linfoma Linfoplasmocitoide (LLP) en la médula ósea y asociado a una gammapatía monoclonal IgM.
Flora Duarte, Rafael Mojica, Eda Sofía Cálix, Carlos José Fajardo, Abigail Artica, Danilo Alvarado   +5 more
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Data on the clinical, analytical, and laboratory factors associated with negative anion gaps at an academic medical center

Data in Brief, 2022
The anion gap is a calculated parameter derived from the difference between the major plasma cations and anions in serum/plasma or whole blood, with a widely used simple equation utilizing concentrations of sodium, chloride, and bicarbonate.
Joseph M. Laakman, Zachary J. Fleishhacker, Matthew D. Krasowski   +2 more
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Ileo-ileal Intussusception and Bowel Obstruction Caused by Plasmablastic Lymphoma of Small Bowel- A Rare Entity in Rare Location [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Intussusception of small bowel is considered a rare cause of bowel obstruction in adults accounting for only about 1% of bowel obstruction in adults. Intussusception in adults is uncommon with 95% cases of intussusceptions occurring in children.
Aditya Atul Kulkarni, Sanjiv S. Thakur
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