Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance: Diagnostic workup.
The clinical spectrum of diseases associated with monoclonal gammopathies is wide and they are most commonly the consequence of renal deposition of monoclonal immunoglobulin or its components. The differential diagnosis is difficult and renal biopsy is essential. To distinguish many of these pathologies is necessary to use techniques that are not always available, even in tertiary central hospitals. This review will discuss the clinical presentation, pathologic features, treatment, prognosis and common diagnostic difficulties of these entities.
Sofia O Correia, Sofia Santos, Jorge Malheiro, António Cabrita, La Salete Martins, Josefina Santos, Nephrology and Transplant Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal.
Sofia O
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Correia
Sofia O Correia, Sofia Santos, Jorge Malheiro, António Cabrita, La Salete Martins, Josefina Santos, Nephrology and Transplant Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal.
Sofia
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Santos
Sofia O Correia, Sofia Santos, Jorge Malheiro, António Cabrita, La Salete Martins, Josefina Santos, Nephrology and Transplant Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal.
Jorge
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Malheiro
Sofia O Correia, Sofia Santos, Jorge Malheiro, António Cabrita, La Salete Martins, Josefina Santos, Nephrology and Transplant Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal.
António
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Cabrita
Sofia O Correia, Sofia Santos, Jorge Malheiro, António Cabrita, La Salete Martins, Josefina Santos, Nephrology and Transplant Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal.
La Salete
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Martins
Sofia O Correia, Sofia Santos, Jorge Malheiro, António Cabrita, La Salete Martins, Josefina Santos, Nephrology and Transplant Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal.
Josefina
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Santos
Algorithm; Immunoglobulin; M protein; Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance; Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance