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A 54-year-old female was admitted to our hospital in November 1979 with a history of lumbago and proteinuria. She was diagnosed as suffering from chronic renal failure (CRF) due to multiple myeloma (Bence-Jones kappa type). Intermittent COP therapy (a combination of cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisolone) and peritoneal dialysis were started. Her clinical condition was improved and well controlled by peritoneal dialysis over a period of 26 months until she died of pneumonia. Renal failure due to multiple myeloma has been a very poor prognosis. Hemodialysis has been used for renal failure much more frequently than peritoneal dialysis. In this case, control of chronic renal failure due to multiple myeloma with peritoneal dialysis was successfully performed over a long period of time. Peritoneal dialysis, therefore, may be an effective therapy for CRF due to multiple myeloma.
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PMID:[A case of multiple myeloma treated with long-term peritoneal dialysis]. 652 89

Mesangiolytic glomerulopathy is an uncommon complication of irradiation and chemotherapy of THP-COP [pirarubicin, cyclophosphamide (CPA), vincristin (VCR), predonisolone (PSL)] and CHOP (CPA, Doxorubicin, VCR, PSL). We report a case of 63-year-old man 7 months status post radiation, and 10 months post chemotherapy for gastric lymphoma. The patient showed proteinuria and mild renal insufficiency. Renal biopsy revealed marked mesangiolysis in the glomeruli without any immune depositions. After the administration of angiotensin II receptor blocker, the patient's renal function remained stable for over two years. Mesangiolysis was thought to be a characteristic glomerular lesion in this patient treated with both chemoagents and radiation.
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PMID:Mesangiolytic glomerulopathy after radiotherapy and chemotherapy of gastric lymphoma. 1802 69

In a 56-year-old white male patient, a membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis Type I was diagnosed after a 12-month history of low grade B cell lymphoma (Binet A). HIV, Hepatitis B and C serology were negative. Due to an impairment of renal function despite chemotherapy with COP, an immunochemotherapy consisting of rituximab (6 cycles) and bendamustine (4 cycles) was given. This therapeutic approach caused a complete remission of the nephrotic syndrome. Renal function and arterial hypertension improved markedly. In addition, urinary sediment became normal and proteinuria disappeared completely.
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PMID:Remission of a B cell CLL-associated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis Type I with rituximab and bendamustine. 1839 3

Castleman's disease (CD) is an uncommon, benign, non-neoplastic, lymphoproliferative disease of uncertain etiology. Here, we report 6 cases of kidney disease-associated CD in China. All patients exhibited multicentric CD (MCD) with involvement of the mediastinum, neck, bilateral axillary, and bilateral inguinal regions. Clinical manifestations included fever, fatigue, edema, and swollen lymph nodes. Laboratory examinations of all 6 patients found proteinuria or renal insufficiency. Two of the patients were diagnosed with hyaline vascular type MCD, and 4 patients were diagnosed with plasma cell type CD. The case 1 and case 4 patients had mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis, case 3 had type I membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, case 2 and case 5 had interstitial nephritis, and case 6 had AA type amyloidosis nephropathy. Three patients were treated with prednisone plus cyclophosphamide, 1 patient received COP therapy (cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisone), and 2 patients received COP therapy supplemented by small doses of radiation therapy delivered to local lymph nodes. In all cases, the clinical manifestations of MCD, including fever, fatigue, edema, swollen lymph nodes, and proteinuria, were alleviated or abolished by treatment. One patient responded to treatment with complete MCD remission, and another 4 patients survived. However, 1 patient died due to renal failure. In conclusion, common diagnosis and treatment techniques are suitable for kidney disease-associated CD. However, treatment efficacy might be difficult to predict, and some cases may have poor prognosis with this treatment strategy. Therefore, additional studies investigating kidney disease-associated CD and treatment outcomes in larger patient populations are needed.
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PMID:Report of six kidney disease-associated Castleman's disease cases. 2644 3