Uremic Pancolitis in an Adult Patient with Newly Diagnosed, Rapidly Progressive Crescentic Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy

Cureus. 2019 Jan 4;11(1):e3826. doi: 10.7759/cureus.3826.

Abstract

Uremic gastroenteropathy is a well-accepted but less often described sequelae of an underlying renal disease. With the advent of modern dialysis treatments, rarer manifestations, such as pancolitis, may go overlooked in the evaluation, pursuing more common diagnoses. The underlying pathophysiology of uremic gastroenteropathy is not completely understood; however, several underlying mechanisms have been identified to play a role. Here, we present an exceptionally rare case of uremic pancolitis in a Hispanic male who presented with clinical, imaging, and pathological findings consistent with newly diagnosed, rapidly progressive crescentic IgA nephropathy (IgAN).

Keywords: colitis; iga nephropathy; uremia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports