Association between autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and autoimmune diseases: A simple coincidence or more?
All these data were in keeping with LN. [...]it was possible to make a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with both renal and cerebrovascular involvement. The treatment included captopril, prednisolone, diltiazem and Vitamin E. Two years after, there was normalization of blood pressure,...
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Published in | Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 441 - 444 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Saudi Arabia
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
01.03.2017
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Summary: | All these data were in keeping with LN. [...]it was possible to make a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with both renal and cerebrovascular involvement. The treatment included captopril, prednisolone, diltiazem and Vitamin E. Two years after, there was normalization of blood pressure, regression of proteinuria, and decrease of the serum creatinine (111 μmol/L) with eDFG of 49 mL/min. Since that, she was only followed up for two years then she never consulted. [...]our patient presented a posterior arachnoids cyst. [...]ADPKD may remain asymptomatic for a longtime[2] as in both of our cases. [...]ultrasonography is the procedure of choice in the workup of patients with ADPKD. |
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ISSN: | 1319-2442 2320-3838 |
DOI: | 10.4103/1319-2442.202772 |