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Publication Name World Journal of Diabetes
Manuscript ID 121606
Country China
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ISSN 1948-9358 (online)
Open Access This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
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Category Endocrinology & Metabolism
Manuscript Type Case Report
Article Title Clinical mismatches leading to the misdiagnosis of multiple myeloma as diabetic nephropathy: A case report
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Gui-Zhi Li, Jia-Yin Liu, Hui-Yao Hao and Hong Zhou
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Gui-Zhi Li http://orcid.org/0009-0002-6100-0920
Hong Zhou http://orcid.org/0009-0002-7796-2198
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Hong Zhou, Chief Physician, MD, Professor, Department of Endocrinology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 215 Heping West Road, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China. zhoubs2013@hebmu.edu.cn
Key Words Type 2 diabetes; Multiple myeloma; Diabetic nephropathy; Anemia; Non-diabetic renal disease; Clinical Mismatch; Case report
Core Tip This case report highlights the diagnostic pitfalls of diabetic nephropathy and identifies three key clinical mismatches—anemia-renal mismatch, protein-albumin gap, and volume-hypertension mismatch—as critical red flags for suspecting multiple myeloma in patients with diabetes. In this patient with a 12-year history of type 2 diabetes, the presence of severe anemia disproportionate to renal impairment, massive total proteinuria with a low urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio, and the absence of hypertension or edema served as vital clues for identifying non-diabetic renal disease.
Publish Date 2026-06-11 11:24
Citation

Li GZ, Liu JY, Hao HY, Zhou H. Clinical mismatches leading to the misdiagnosis of multiple myeloma as diabetic nephropathy: A case report. World J Diabetes 2026; 17(6): 121606

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v17/i6/121606.htm
DOI https://doi.org/10.4239/wjd.121606
Full Article (PDF) WJD-17-121606-with-cover.pdf
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