Clinical Determinants of Urinary Podocyte Biomarkers and Their Feasibility in Paraprotein-Related Kidney Disease [PDF]
DiagnosticsBackground/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 +6 more
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Systematic Review of Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Monoclonal Ig Deposition Disease [PDF]
Kidney International ReportsIntroduction: 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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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 +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 +5 more
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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 +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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Identification of Monoclonal Immunoglobulins by Immunofixation Electrophoresis - Some Questions
Acta Medica, 1999 In the series of 2413 paraproteins analyzed by immunoelectrophoresis during 30 years, doubled paraproteinemias were found 42 times, i.e. a frequence of 1.7%.
Miloš Tichý
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Spectacular skin nodules: Cutaneous necrobiotic xanthogranuloma without paraproteinemia
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2012 Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma (NXG) is a very rare, progressive variant of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It is known to be associated with multisystem involvement and paraproteinemias.
Shimoni Kadakia +3 more
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Heavy-chain deposition disease associated with multiple myeloma: a case report [PDF]
Kosin Medical JournalHeavy-chain deposition disease (HCDD) is a rare disorder characterized by the deposition of monoclonal immunoglobulin. Due to the disease's rarity and diagnostic challenges, its prognosis is generally poor.
Young Rong Lee +5 more
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Scleromyxedema: clinical diagnosis and autopsy findings [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016 Scleromyxedema is a rare chronic cutaneous mucinosis of unknown etiology. It is characterized by papular eruption and scleroderma with microscopic evidence of mucin deposition, fibroblast proliferation, and fibrosis.
Ana Carolina Bulhões Sala +5 more
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