Acute renal failure as a form of presentation of sarcoidosis in a young adult: a case report.
Journal: Journal Of Medical Case Reports
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Abstract
Background: Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease. Renal involvement is a rare initial presentation of this disease. Few articles on renal involvement as an initial presentation of sarcoidosis have been published in the literature.
Methods: A 26-year-old Caucasian woman presented with acute renal failure as an initial manifestation of sarcoidosis.
Conclusions: Renal involvement is an uncommon feature of sarcoidosis and it is essential to establish a fast and correct diagnosis because early therapy avoids progression to terminal renal failure.
Authors
Joana Rema, Margarida Carvalho, Raquel Vaz, Margarida Fonseca, Susana Sampaio, Augusta Praça, Margarida Freitas Silva, Teresa Cardoso
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