title: A case with acute renal failure and subsequent nephrotic syndrome.
abstract: Nephrotic syndrome due to secondary amyloidosis is not so common, and the prognosis depends on primary disease. We report a case of secondary amyloidosis caused by Takayasu's arteritis. Sustained high fever and acute renal failure proceeded to the occurrence of nephrotic syndrome. Secondary amyloidosis was diagnosed by renal biopsy before the diagnosis of primary disease. She was completely recovered from nephrotic syndrome after two years' treatment with prednisolone, aspirin, and dimethyl sulfoxide. This rare case provides meaningful suggestions for the diagnosis and treatment of acute renal failure and nephrotic syndrome caused by secondary amyloidosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Kidney and Dialysis, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. nono@hyo-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nonoguchi
authors.forename: Yukimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kohda
authors.forename: Rika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fukutomi
authors.forename: Yushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naruse
authors.forename: Kenichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Takeaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: Kimio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomita
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications*