[Microscopic polyangiitis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis].
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic disorder that primary involves joints, although renal disease has also been associated it is not common that rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) appears. We report the case of a patient with nodular and aggressive RA who had an acut renal failure secondary to ANCA positive RPGN due to a Microscopic polyangiitis who was not responsive to steroids and cyclophosphamide therapy.
Palomar
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R
Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander. mpalomar@wanadoo.es
Castañeda
O
O
Rodrigo
E
E
Ruiz San-Millán
J C
JC
Martín Gago
J
J
Morales
P
P
Cuevas
J
J
de Francisco
A L M
AL
Val-Bernal
J F
JF
Arias
M
M
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D000368:Aged; D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / Q000032:analysis; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology
D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic