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Query: UMLS:C0026764 (multiple myeloma)
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3 patients with multiple myeloma developed hyperkalemic hypoaldosteronism and renal insufficiency while receiving indomethacin for bone pain. Claims are made that indomethacin has been responsible for these complications, possibly by inhibiting prostaglandin biosynthesis. Careful observation of myeloma patients during administration of this agent and perhaps other prostaglandin inhibitors appears warranted.
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PMID:Indomethacin-induced hyperkalemia and renal failure in multiple myeloma. 681 55

Hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism is an important underlying condition, causing hyperkalemia with hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis, disproportionate to the degree of renal insufficiency present. The principal defect in this syndrome is a reduced level of plasma renin activity, which results in secondary hypoaldosteronism. Diabetes mellitus is usually the primary underlying renal disease, though other causes of renal diseases associated with this syndrome have been described. This case report describes for the first time an elderly patient with multiple myeloma, in remission for more than 11 years, associated with the syndrome of hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism at the time of diagnosis. The complete resolution of the syndrome after vigorous chemotherapy is an intriguing possibility.
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PMID:Hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism associated with multiple myeloma: 11 years of follow-up. 822 76