Cryoglobulinemic Glomerulonephritis Presenting as Acute Kidney Injury on Chronic Kidney Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis (CV) is one of the manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here, we present a case of a 69-year-old woman with uncontrolled long-standing RA who presented with heart failure exacerbation and had an incidental finding of persistent acute kidney injury, which led to th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0169 |
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| Summary: | Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis (CV) is one of the manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here, we present a case of a 69-year-old woman with uncontrolled long-standing RA who presented with heart failure exacerbation and had an incidental finding of persistent acute kidney injury, which led to the diagnosis of CV. The rarity of its co-occurrence with RA and the serious consequences from progressive kidney damage makes this case a key learning encounter. |
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| ISSN: | 2767-7664 |