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We report a case of probable light- and heavy-chain deposition disease (LHCDD) in a diabetic patient, a rare and educational case. The patient was a 71-year-old man having a long history of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus with retinopathy. He showed heavy proteinuria and renal insufficiency, and did not have paraproteins. Renal biopsy revealed nodular glomerulosclerosis with severe mesangial widening...
A 43-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of generalized bone pain. Arterial blood gas showed pH 7.266, HCO3− 13.5 mEq/l, and anion gap (AG) 12. Since her urine pH was 7.0 despite metabolic acidosis with normal AG, we diagnosed distal renal tubular acidosis (RTA). Serum phosphate was 2.5 mg/dl, the level of β2 microglobulin was 41100 μg/l, and aminoaciduria was present. These results...
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