@article{ajmcr2021939,
author={{Ghandour, Mohamedanwar and Abdalrahem, Ahmed and Shereef, Hammam and Osman-Malik, Yahya and Sternlicht, Hillel},
title={Light Chain Cast Nephropathy in an African-American Woman with Waldenstr?m¡¯s Macroglobulinemia},
journal={American Journal of Medical Case Reports},
volume={9},
number={3},
pages={167--169},
year={2021},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/9/3/9},
issn={2374-216X},
abstract={Waldenstr?m's macroglobulinemia (WM) is a rare cancer of the lymphatic system due to excess IgM monoclonal protein with a rare renal involvement. We describe a case of MW presenting with acute renal failure. A 63-year-old female who was admitted to our hospital for influenza B complicated by acute renal failure during the hospital stay, with creatinine up to 6 mg/dL, despite adequate hydration. Electrophoresis revealed a monoclonal component in the gamma region, which was classified as an IgM k. A kidney biopsy was performed, showing light cast chains suggested the possibility of myeloma kidney. Furthermore, bone marrow histology was performed, revealing lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. The patient was treated with bortezomib, dexamethasone, and cyclophosphamide, with complete recovery of renal function (creatinine 1.1 mg/dL).},
doi={10.12691/ajmcr-9-3-9}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}