title: [Isolated acute renal failure secondary to sarcoidosis. Apropos of a case].
abstract: A 59-years-old male patient was admitted to our Service because of acute renal failure with maintained diuresis (creatinine at admittance 6.2 mg/dl), preceded by malaise and weight loss. Clinical examination was normal and no investigation lead to a sure differential diagnosis of acute renal failure. The only abnormal laboratory investigations were: marked hypercalcaemia (12.7 mg/dl), slightly depressed parathormone (10 pg/ml) and anemia (Hb 11.2 g/dl). Also instrumental investigations performed were inexpressive. The abrupt appearance of an unilateral 7th cranial nerve paralysis lead to start a steroid therapy followed, in some days, by the normalization of calcium level and by a partial improvement of renal function. A renal biopsy was finally performed which permitted the diagnosis of interstitial granulomatous nephritis according to a sarcoidosis disease. Steroid therapy was continued allowing to a progressive, although not complete, recovery of renal function. The case peculiarity consists of isolated renal lesions with a severe expression of renal disease. The absence of classical disease criteria (pulmonary involvement firstly), in our case total body Gallium-67 scintigraphy was normal, should not exclude the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. The authors underline the importance of renal biopsy in detecting interstitial renal lesions potentially leading to uremia.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale Regionale della Valle d'Aosta.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Molino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaiter
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alloatti
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone