A Rare Cause of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: Sarcoidosis

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A 58-year-old female patient diagnosed as having sarcoidosis 23 years ago developed nephrotic syndrome. No pathology was found which could explain this, so it was attributed to her sarcoidosis. Renal biopsy showed global and segmental sclerosis. The occurrence of focal segmentary glomerulosclerosis in a case of sarcoidosis is rare. In systemic sarcoidosis it is thought that T-cell dysfunction may play a role in the pathogenesis of glomerulonephritis. When treatment is considered, corticosteroid therapy may be used according to the clinical status at diagnosis as well as on follow-up of the patient.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): NEF

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nephron

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1660-8151

Title: Nephron

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1660-8151

ISSN (Electronic): 2235-3186

Publication date Subscription-year: 2002

Publication date (Print): February 2002

Publication date (Electronic): 30 January 2002

Volume: 90

Issue: 2

Pages: 211-212

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^aDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, and ^bDepartment of Pathology, Istanbul Medicine Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

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Publisher ID: 49044 Other ID: Nephron 2002;90:211–212

DOI: 10.1159/000049044

PubMed ID: 11818707

SO-VID: 1a662aac-5a63-4e6f-aeb4-0d26b8cb8a08

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