[A non frequent cause of kidney disease].
The EDTA (European Dialysis and Transplantation Association) statistic data on kidney diseases in ageing population point out vascular and/or metabolic origins. We report here a case of a rare cause of renal insufficiency, a Gougerot-Sjögren primary syndrome, diagnosed in an old patient. Renal and salivary gland biopsies were performed. The invasive investigation allowed an accurate diagnosis and an etiologic treatment.
Smelten
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Interniste-Néphrologue, Centre Hospitalier du Bois de L'Abbaye, Liège.
De Marneffe
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Cornette
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Dechenne
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D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000473:pathology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology