Laparoscopic biopsy-proven lupus nephritis in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
; : 192-195, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-205936
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
A 48-year-old woman with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) presented with generalized edema and arthralgia. She showed evidences of acute glomerulonephritis including nephrotic-ranged proteinuria. Because her serologic test results were consistent with those for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), we performed laparoscopic renal biopsy that confirmed World Health Organization (WHO) class IV lupus nephritis. She was treated with steroids and intravenous cyclophosphamide pulse therapy and eventually started hemodialysis 8 years after the lupus nephritis was diagnosed. To our knowledge, this is the first case wherein a patient with ADPKD underwent a laparoscopic biopsy for diagnosing lupus nephritis.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Proteinuria
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Steroids
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World Health Organization
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Biopsy
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Lupus Nephritis
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Serologic Tests
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Renal Dialysis
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Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant
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Laparoscopy
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Arthralgia
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article