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. 2011 Oct;24(4):302-5.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2011.11928744.

Multiple myeloma presenting as acute renal failure

Vincent C Kuo  1 , Andrew Z Fenves, Ankit N Mehta
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Multiple myeloma presenting as acute renal failure

Vincent C Kuo et al. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2011 Oct.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Renal biopsy specimens from our patient showing characteristic myeloma cast nephropathy. The tubules have large eosinophilic hyaline casts with surrounding mononuclear cells, multinucleated giant cells, and neutrophils.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Lytic lesions in bilateral femurs.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Osteosclerotic lesions in the skull.
Figure 4
Figure 4
High-magnification (40×) view of bone marrow biopsy showing plasmacytosis.
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