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Monoclonal Gammopathy With Masked IgG Kappa Deposits in a Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report.

Marshall J Weber, Rashi Agrawal, William Bedinger, Kristianna Singh, Alyce M Oliver, Hong Shi

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Marshall J WeberDepartment of Internal Medicine, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA.
Rashi AgrawalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA.
William BedingerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA.
Kristianna SinghDepartment of Pediatrics, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA.
Alyce M OliverDepartment of Internal Medicine, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA.
Hong ShiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present the case of an 18-year-old female with a recent influenza B infection, anemia, fatigue, arthralgias, obesity, and a new diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus. Initial evaluation revealed proteinuria suggestive of renal involvement. Kidney biopsy confirmed membranous glomerulonephritis with masked IgG deposits (MGMID), despite negative paraprotein studies and lack of classic immunofluorescence staining. Treatment with mycophenolate mofetil led to significantly improved proteinuria without corticosteroids. This unique case underscores the importance of IF-P in patients with unclear renal histopathology and adds to the limited literature on MGMID occurring in the context of well-defined autoimmune disease.

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autoimmune diseaseimmunofluorescencekidney biopsymembranous-like glomerulopathysystemic lupus erythematosus

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PMID40851714
PMCPMC12367451

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