Resolution of cast nephropathy following free light chain removal by haemodialysis in a patient with multiple myeloma: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Acute renal failure in multiple myeloma is most frequently caused by cast nephropathy, when excess monoclonal free light chains co-precipitate with Tamm-Horsfall protein in the distal nephron, causing tubular obstruction. The natur...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/380 |