Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance Presenting as Cryoglobulinemic Glomerulonephritis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Indian J Nephrol. 2018 May-Jun;28(3):229-231. doi: 10.4103/ijn.IJN_166_16.

Abstract

Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS) can present with myriad of morphological features. We report a case of MGRS in a 46-year-old man who presented with nephrotic-range proteinuria and renal insufficiency. Renal biopsy showed amorphous eosinophilic periodic acid-Schiff positive deposits in capillary loops and lamda light chain positivity on immunofluorescence, suggestive of cyoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis. Serum cryoglobulins were positive. Serum immunoelectrophoresis and immunofixation showed a M band of 0.5 g/dl of IgG lambda type. Bone marrow showed 8% of plasma cells which confirmed the diagnosis of MGRS.

Keywords: Cryoglobulinemia; kidney biopsy; monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance.

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