Abstract
A 48-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia presented with nephrotic syndrome, hematuria, and mild deterioration of renal function. Further analysis using serum immunofixation electrophoresis detected monoclonal immunoglobulin (Ig) M-κ and IgG-κ M-protein. Testing for cryoglobulin in serum was negative. Light microscopy of a renal biopsy specimen showed membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis features with marked mononuclear cell infiltration in the interstitium. On immunofluorescence study, the deposition of IgM heavy chain was predominantly observed with the same distribution of κ light chain, whereas no λ light chain was found. Electron microscopy revealed fine granular deposits in the mesangial, subendothelial, and subepithelial areas, mimicking those observed in the immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis. These pathological findings were consistent with recently described cases of proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal IgG deposits. Thus, monoclonal IgM deposition can also cause proliferative glomerulonephritis.
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