[Glomerular nephropathies in untreated rheumatoid arthritis. Review of the literature apropos of 2 cases].
Two cases of classical rheumatoid arthritis complicated by the development of a glomerulopathy independently of drug treatment are presented. Renal biopsy showed membranous glomerulonephritis in one case and fusion of foot processes in the second. The literature is reviewed and the possible relationships between rheumatoid arthritis and these glomerulopathies are discussed. The authors conclude to the absence of causal relationship between these two diseases.
D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008875:Middle Aged
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Néphropathies glomérulaires au cours de la polyarthrite rhumatoïde non traitée. Revue de la littérature à propos de deux cas.