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LHCDD mainly belongs to monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS), including a spectrum of kidney disorders caused by a monoclonal protein (M-protein) secreted by a small plasma cell clone or other B-cell clones in patients who do not meet the diagnostic criteria for multiple myeloma or other B-cell malignancies. It may also occur as a renal complication of overt multiple myeloma. We report a 27-year-old man who presented clinically with chronic nephritic syndrome and was diagnosed with LHCDD confirmed by renal biopsy, accompanied by hypocomplementemia and bronchiolitis obliterans (BO). Notably, he initially developed acquired cutis laxa (CL) four years before renal dysfunction. Progressive dermatologic manifestations prompted repeat skin biopsies, revealing deposition of \u03b31 heavy chains, restrictive lambda light chains and complement components (C3, C4 and C1q) along dermal elastic fibers, establishing monoclonal gammopathy of dermatologic significance (MGODS) before systemic involvement. This case illustrates a rare constellation of MGRS, MGODS, and BO in a young adult and provides unique histologic and serologic evidence of classical complement pathway activation. 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