Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia
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Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl · Apr 2001
Renal failure in multiple myeloma "the myeloma kidney":state of the art.
Renal failure is present in about 20% of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) at diagnosis. Renal function impairment is usually caused by the so-called "myeloma kidney" and is associated with shortened survival in patients treated with conventional therapy. ⋯ In our experience, approximately 10% of newly diagnosed patients with MM have renal failure severe enough to require dialysis. Despite its frequency, there are few reports dealing with MM and renal failure.