Seven Cases of Monoclonal Gammopathies Involving Kidney / 대한신장학회잡지
Korean Journal of Nephrology
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: 127-134, 2006.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
Monoclonal gammopathies are associated with a wide range of renal diseases, including cast nephropathy, light chain amyloidosis, monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition diseases, and so on. We describe seven cases of monoclonal gammopathies involving kidney. The mean age was 61.6+/-3.6 years and male to female ratio was 11.3. Among 7 patients, diagnoses were cast nephropathy with light chain deposition disease, two light chain deposition diseases, three light chain amyloidosis and light chain deposition disease with light chain amyloidosis. Two cases were monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and three cases were multiple myeloma in five cases underwent bone marrow biopsy. It showed that renal function was severly decreased in light chain deposition disease. It is clear that monoclonal gammopathies show various renal disease and clinical course in our cases. It is necessary to do renal biospy for adequate diagnosis and treatment even to old patients suspecting monoclonal gammopathy.
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Assunto principal:
Paraproteinemias
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Biópsia
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Medula Óssea
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Gamopatia Monoclonal de Significância Indeterminada
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Imunoglobulinas
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Diagnóstico
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Amiloidose
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Rim
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Mieloma Múltiplo
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Nephrology
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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