Renal amyloidosis in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2009; 19 (2): 130-132
in English
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of a rare disorder of renal amyloidosis occurring as a complication of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in a 16-year-old adolescent male. He presented with generalized edema and hypertension. The laboratory work-up showed nephrotic-range proteinuria and hypoalbuminemia and normal renal function despite bilateral shrunken kidneys revealed by the abdominal ultrasound. His renal biopsy showed deposition of amyloid fibrils in the form of homogenous eosinophilic material within the glomeruli demonstrating the pathognomonic apple-green birefringence by polarized light microscopy
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Arthritis, Juvenile
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Proteinuria
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Ultrasonography
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Hypoalbuminemia
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Edema
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Amyloidosis
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Hypertension
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Kidney
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Kidney Function Tests
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Year:
2009
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