title: Renal manifestations of rheumatic diseases. A review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Renal manifestations of rheumatic diaseases are sometimes very discrete and mild. At others, they can present the leading symptomatology of a given disease. Systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic scleroderma, renal vasculitis, rheumatoid arthritis, mixed connective tissue disease, Sjögren's syndrome and gout can all manifest in or be accompanied by renal impairment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The authors reviewed the literature on renal manifestation of rheumatic diseases using the key words, lupus erythematosus, systemic autoimmune diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis and gout. The review below is accompanied by their own histological findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diagnosis requires proper interpretation of the clinical situation, laboratory results and image analysis methods plus close interdisciplinary collaboration between nephrologist and clinical pathologist/nephropathologist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine III - Nephrology, Rheumatology and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic. Pavel.Horak@fnol.cz
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Horak
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smrzova
authors.forename: Karel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krejci
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tichy
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zadrazil
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skacelova
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications*