Fatal renal failure as the first manifestation of sarcoidosis diagnosed on necropsy in a young man: a case report.
نویسندگان
چکیده
Renal involvement as the first manifestation of sarcoidosis is rare and has never been reported in India. This report describes a 35 year old man who was admitted to the emergency department with a clinical diagnosis of acute on chronic renal failure, secondary to obstructive uropathy. Postmortem examination unexpectedly revealed disseminated sarcoidosis.
منابع مشابه
Acute renal failure as a form of presentation of sarcoidosis in a young adult: a case report
INTRODUCTION Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease. Renal involvement is a rare initial presentation of this disease. Few articles on renal involvement as an initial presentation of sarcoidosis have been published in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION A 26-year-old Caucasian woman presented with acute renal failure as an initial manifestation of sarcoidosis. CONCLUSIONS Renal invol...
متن کاملEthylene Glycol Poisoning; an Unusual Cause of Hyperglycemia: A Case Report
Background:Poisoning with ethylene glycol (EG) can be fatal even if appropriate treatments are delivered. EG poisoning usually causes central nervous system depression, cardiovascular dysfunction, metabolic acidosis and acute renal failure (ARF). Case Report:A 33-year-old man was referred to the emergency department with reduced consciousness and dyspnea of four-hour duration due to unknown rea...
متن کاملA Rare Occurrence of Ambiguous Genitalia in Meckel-Gruber Syndrome (MGS): A Case Report
Background: Meckel-Gruber Syndrome (MGS) is a rare autosomal recessive congenital syndrome with triad of encephalocele, polydactyly, and polycystic kidneys. The worldwide incidence of the MGS is 1 in 1.3-1 in 140,000 live births. The highest incidence of 1 per 1,300 live births (carrier rate of 1 in 18) was reported in Gujarati Indians. MGS is caused by mutation in the...
متن کاملBilateral Abducent Palsy in Leptospirosis- An Eye Opener to a Rare Neuro Ocular Manifestation: A Case Report
Leptospirosis, a disease of great significance in tropical countries, presents commonly as a biphasic illness with acute febrile episode in the first phase followed by a brief afebrile period and then by the second phase of fever with or without jaundice and renal failure. However, it has varied manifestations and unusual clinical features ascribed to immunological phenomena can occur due to th...
متن کاملReport of a case of subcutaneous sarcoidosis
In this article we present a 53-year-old lady, who had progressive indurated skin lesions on her both forearms since 3 months ago, without skin discoloration. Chest x-ray showed parahilar lymphadenopathy, in high resolution CT (HRCT) scan evaluation multiple lymph nodes in upper and middle mediastinum were reported. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) level was increased to 81 (normal 5-5...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical pathology
دوره 57 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004