Publications by authors named "Natsuko Koita"

Background: Lately, monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS) has been defined as a group of renal disorders that are strongly associated with monoclonal protein, including amyloid immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis. Amyloid myopathy is rare (1.5% of all patients with amyloidosis) and the prognosis is poor.

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Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) and chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids (CLIPPERS) can share clinical features and may be indistinguishable, even after brain biopsy. We encountered a case of Epstein-Barr virus-positive (EBV+) PCNSL recurrence in a patient with clinical features of CLIPPERS, and repeat brain biopsy was required to reach the correct diagnosis. Four years after the initial diagnosis and treatment of PCNSL, "peppering" punctate enhanced lesions with transient steroid responsiveness were detected during brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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Axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is most frequently caused by mutations in the MFN2 gene (CMT2A) that can lead to various clinical phenotypes. The age at disease onset varies, but most cases occur before adolescence. We report two Japanese sisters who presented with middle-age-onset peripheral neuropathy with distinct clinical features.

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