Acute Kidney Failure: When Multiple Myeloma Doesn´t Give Additional Clues
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Multiple myeloma--presenting as acute kidney injury.
BACKGROUND Multiple myeloma (MM) is a commonly encountered hematological malignancy with significant renal involvement and often presents as renal failure. The aim of the present study is to analyze clinical spectrum of acute renal failure (ARF) in patients with MM. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analyzed 26 (males 24; females 2) patients of multiple myeloma who were referred for evaluation of ARF b...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cureus
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2168-8184
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.7664