title: Plasma cell leukemia presenting as acute renal failure: a case report.
abstract: Plasma cell leukemia is a rare form of malignant plasma cell dyscrasia. It can occur as a primary form without prior evidence of multiple myeloma or as a secondary form which is a terminal event in multiple myeloma. A case of primary plasma cell leukemia presenting as acute renal failure is reported here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Tamaka, Kolar, Karnataka. dr_kprabhakar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalyani
authors.forename: M L Harendra
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D001773:Blood Cells / Q000166:cytology; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007952:Leukemia, Plasma Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins