[A case of rheumatoid arthritis/Sjogren's syndrome with acute renal failure due to hyperuricemia associated with mizoribine therapy].
A 64-year-old woman was diagnosed as having rheumatoid arthritis in 1999 at a nearby hospital. She had been treated with etodolac, actarit, mizoribine (MZ) and prednisolone. On May 25, 2001, she noticed fever and nausea and was treated with diclofenac sodium and clindamycin. On May 31, a nasal bleeding, tarry stool, hyperuricemia, renal dysfunction and thrombocytopenia developed and she was admitted to our hospital. Administration of drugs except prednisolone was stopped and hemodialysis was carried out on June 1. Fever and nausea improved during several days. Hyperuricemia and renal dysfunction disappeared on June 11. The platelet count became normal after platelet transfusion and she was discharged from our hospital on July 2. She was also diagnosed as having Sjogren's syndrome. In our case, a delay in MZ discharge by transient renal dysfunction might have caused a hyperuricemia, following an aggravation of renal dysfunction. So, care should be taken about latent renal dysfunction during the use of MZ. Moreover, it may be necessary to consider a discontinuation of MZ and administration of hemodialysis in the case of transient renal dysfunction.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kushiro City General Hospital.
Hiroki
H
Tanaka
Takashi
T
Abe
Susumu
S
Nishimura
Hajime
H
Sakai
Hirokazu
H
Kimura
Mariko
M
Oki
Masanori
M
Nojima
Masako
M
Taga
Shin-ichiroh
S
Matsumoto
Hiroki
H
Takahashi
Kohzoh
K
Imai
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D017308:Etodolac / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033461:Hyperuricemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010648:Phenylacetates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012263:Ribonucleosides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications*
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D010648:Phenylacetates; D012263:Ribonucleosides; C052562:4-(acetylamino)benzeneacetic acid; D017308:Etodolac; C010052:mizoribine; D011239:Prednisolone