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.
Meysman
M
M
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, V.U.B., Brussels, Belgium.
Sennesael
J
J
Vanderniepen
P
P
Vanden Houte
K
K
Pierré
E
E
Verbeelen
D
D
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