American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 970-974 , November 2009

Unusual Casts in a Case of Multiple Myeloma

  • Sanjeev Sethi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Sanjeev Sethi, MD, PhD, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
    • ,
  • Matthew H. Hanna, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Columbia Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
    • ,
  • Fernando C. Fervenza, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Received 21 November 2008 ,Accepted 22 January 2009.

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 Originally published online as doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.01.273 on April 9, 2009.

PII: S0272-6386(09)00513-7

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.01.273

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 970-974 , November 2009

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