[Microscopic polyangiitis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis]

Nefrologia. 2005;25(4):438-41.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic disorder that primary involves joints, although renal disease has also been associated it is not common that rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) appears. We report the case of a patient with nodular and aggressive RA who had an acut renal failure secondary to ANCA positive RPGN due to a Microscopic polyangiitis who was not responsive to steroids and cyclophosphamide therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / etiology*
  • Acute Kidney Injury / immunology
  • Aged
  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic* / analysis
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications*
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Glomerulonephritis / etiology*
  • Glomerulonephritis / immunology
  • Humans
  • Vasculitis / etiology*
  • Vasculitis / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic