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Acute renal failure by rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with IgA depositi...
Parente,Yuri de Deus Mont'alverne; Castro,Amanda Lopes de; Araújo,Flávio Bezerra de; Teixeira,André Costa; Lima,Ítalo CriszostomoABSTRACT Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is a renal disease with an extensive differential diagnosis. This paper reports the case of a 55-year-old female patient diagnosed with Hansen's disease with acute progressive renal impairment after developing lower limb pyoderma. The association between Hansen's and kidney disease has been well documented, with glomerulonephritis (GN) ranked as the most co...
Takayasu arteritis: differential diagnosis in a teenager with severe acute kidn...
Braga,Nara Thaisa Tenório Martins; Carneiro,Adriana Banhos; Zuntini,Kathia Liliane da Cunha Ribeiro; Araújo,Flávio Bezerra deABSTRACT Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory condition of unknown cause that involves large vessels - particularly the aorta and its branches - such as the carotid, coronary, pulmonary, and renal arteries. The left subclavian artery is the most frequently involved vessel. Stenosis of the renal artery has been reported in 23-31% of the cases and may result in malignant hypertension, i...