Resumen

QUISBERT GUTIERREZ, Hans Freddy; BERRIOS A., Abel; ARTIEDA AQUIM, Pedro  y  CABRERA AGUILAR, Wendy. LIGHT CHAIN MULTIPLE MYELOMA WITH RENAL INVOLVEMENT. Rev. Méd. La Paz [online]. 2009, vol.15, n.2, pp.41-45. ISSN 1726-8958.

Multiple myeloma is a disease characterized by a proliferation of B cells in which renal disease is a common complication at diagnosis and during its evolution Nephropathy is multifactorial and myeloma kidney is the most common cause. There are also precipitating factors that aggravate the condition. This is a case of a male adult patient diagnosed with multiple myeloma kappa light chain who debuted with kidney disease. He received support management combined with chemotherapy and he had a favorable evolution and reversibility of renal disease.

Palabras clave : Multiple myeloma; Bence Jones proteins; Myeloma kidney.

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