Renal failure in sarcoidosis. Case report of granulomatous interstitial nephritis and review of the literature.
We present the case of a 74-year-old male patient with granulomatous nephritis due to sarcoidosis. We review the different possibilities of renal involvement in sarcoidosis and treatment modalities are discussed.
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, V.U.B., Brussels, Belgium.
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M
Meysman
J
J
Sennesael
P
P
Vanderniepen
K
K
Vanden Houte
E
E
Pierré
D
D
Verbeelen
D000368:Aged; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology