Acute gouty arthritis and rapidly progressive renal failure as manifestation of multiple myeloma: clinical case description

The article describes a clinical case of multiple myeloma in 78-year-old man, its clinical onset was as an acute attack of gout. The patient was admitted to hospital due to the development of the first acute attack of gout. The attack was characterized by polyarthricular joint lesion of the upper an...

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Main Authors: O.V. Gudym, T.S. Basovska, L.V. Mykhalska, I.Yu. Golovach, O.V. Kindrakevych
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Published: Zaslavsky O.Yu. 2017-08-01
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Online Access:http://kidneys.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/109033
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author O.V. Gudym
T.S. Basovska
L.V. Mykhalska
I.Yu. Golovach
O.V. Kindrakevych
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T.S. Basovska
L.V. Mykhalska
I.Yu. Golovach
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description The article describes a clinical case of multiple myeloma in 78-year-old man, its clinical onset was as an acute attack of gout. The patient was admitted to hospital due to the development of the first acute attack of gout. The attack was characterized by polyarthricular joint lesion of the upper and lower extremities, pronounced inflammatory reaction, insufficient response to the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and a high level of hyperuricemia. The serum uric acid concentration ranged from 636 to 712 μmol/l. The study of the synovial fluid of the inflamed knee joint made it possible to reveal uric acid crystals and to confirm the diagnosis of acute gouty arthritis. Simultaneously, the patient had significant renal impairment: creatinine was 574 μmol/l, urea — 39.9 mmol/l, glomerular filtration rate according to CKD-EPI — 8 ml/min. The daily proteinuria was 1.8 g. A retrospective assessment of laboratory parameters allowed to reveal completely normal indicators of renal function 6 months ago. Considering the development of acute gouty arthritis, its polyarticular nature, persistent course, rapid involvement of new joints, high uric acid levels during an acute attack exceeding 600 μmol/l (10 mg/dL), rapid development of renal failure within 6 months until the terminal stage, it was suggested the secondary nature of gout on the background of kidney damage by another pathological process. Further clinical, laboratory and instrumental studies allowed verifying multiple myeloma with renal damage. Bence Jones protein in the urine was not detected, there was also no evidence of hyperproteinemia. However, pain in the spine, ribs and chest was the basis for carrying out an X-ray study of the bones of the skeleton. Changes in the skeleton typical for multiple myeloma have been identified. Myelogram showed a high content of plasma cells (21.1 %), electrophoresis of blood proteins showed a high M-gradient (30.42 %), and a cytochemical study of the bone marrow completely confirmed the diagnosis of multiple myeloma. The presented clinical case is interesting because multiple myeloma clinically debuted with acute gouty arthritis, eclipsing the clinical manifestations of kidney damage and other symptoms.
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spelling doaj.art-00163e9467ad4b2fa2010908938416292022-12-21T20:14:13ZengZaslavsky O.Yu.Počki2307-12572307-12652017-08-016316517110.22141/2307-1257.6.3.2017.109033109033Acute gouty arthritis and rapidly progressive renal failure as manifestation of multiple myeloma: clinical case descriptionO.V. Gudym0T.S. Basovska1L.V. Mykhalska2I.Yu. Golovach3O.V. Kindrakevych4Clinical hospital “Feofaniya” of Agency of State Affairs, Kyiv, UkraineClinical hospital “Feofaniya” of Agency of State Affairs, Kyiv, UkraineClinical hospital “Feofaniya” of Agency of State Affairs, Kyiv, UkraineClinical hospital “Feofaniya” of Agency of State Affairs, Kyiv, UkraineClinical hospital “Feofaniya” of Agency of State Affairs, Kyiv, UkraineThe article describes a clinical case of multiple myeloma in 78-year-old man, its clinical onset was as an acute attack of gout. The patient was admitted to hospital due to the development of the first acute attack of gout. The attack was characterized by polyarthricular joint lesion of the upper and lower extremities, pronounced inflammatory reaction, insufficient response to the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and a high level of hyperuricemia. The serum uric acid concentration ranged from 636 to 712 μmol/l. The study of the synovial fluid of the inflamed knee joint made it possible to reveal uric acid crystals and to confirm the diagnosis of acute gouty arthritis. Simultaneously, the patient had significant renal impairment: creatinine was 574 μmol/l, urea — 39.9 mmol/l, glomerular filtration rate according to CKD-EPI — 8 ml/min. The daily proteinuria was 1.8 g. A retrospective assessment of laboratory parameters allowed to reveal completely normal indicators of renal function 6 months ago. Considering the development of acute gouty arthritis, its polyarticular nature, persistent course, rapid involvement of new joints, high uric acid levels during an acute attack exceeding 600 μmol/l (10 mg/dL), rapid development of renal failure within 6 months until the terminal stage, it was suggested the secondary nature of gout on the background of kidney damage by another pathological process. Further clinical, laboratory and instrumental studies allowed verifying multiple myeloma with renal damage. Bence Jones protein in the urine was not detected, there was also no evidence of hyperproteinemia. However, pain in the spine, ribs and chest was the basis for carrying out an X-ray study of the bones of the skeleton. Changes in the skeleton typical for multiple myeloma have been identified. Myelogram showed a high content of plasma cells (21.1 %), electrophoresis of blood proteins showed a high M-gradient (30.42 %), and a cytochemical study of the bone marrow completely confirmed the diagnosis of multiple myeloma. The presented clinical case is interesting because multiple myeloma clinically debuted with acute gouty arthritis, eclipsing the clinical manifestations of kidney damage and other symptoms.http://kidneys.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/109033goutgouty arthritishyperuricemiamultiple myelomamyeloma nephropathyclinical case
spellingShingle O.V. Gudym
T.S. Basovska
L.V. Mykhalska
I.Yu. Golovach
O.V. Kindrakevych
Acute gouty arthritis and rapidly progressive renal failure as manifestation of multiple myeloma: clinical case description
Počki
gout
gouty arthritis
hyperuricemia
multiple myeloma
myeloma nephropathy
clinical case
title Acute gouty arthritis and rapidly progressive renal failure as manifestation of multiple myeloma: clinical case description
title_full Acute gouty arthritis and rapidly progressive renal failure as manifestation of multiple myeloma: clinical case description
title_fullStr Acute gouty arthritis and rapidly progressive renal failure as manifestation of multiple myeloma: clinical case description
title_full_unstemmed Acute gouty arthritis and rapidly progressive renal failure as manifestation of multiple myeloma: clinical case description
title_short Acute gouty arthritis and rapidly progressive renal failure as manifestation of multiple myeloma: clinical case description
title_sort acute gouty arthritis and rapidly progressive renal failure as manifestation of multiple myeloma clinical case description
topic gout
gouty arthritis
hyperuricemia
multiple myeloma
myeloma nephropathy
clinical case
url http://kidneys.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/109033
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