Renal failure in giant cell vasculitis |
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| Authors: | T Lenz R Schmidt JE Scherberich HJ Gr?ne |
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| Affiliation: | Medical Clinic IV, Division of Nephrology, University Hospital, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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| Abstract: | A 59-year-old white woman with temporal arteritis developed progressive renal failure. Renal biopsy results showed focal and segmental necrotizing glomerulonephritis; furthermore, giant cells were present in the destructed vessel walls. Immunosuppressive therapy did not prevent terminal renal failure. This case shows that renal involvement may be a feature of temporal arteritis. |
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