Open AccessThe old man with heavy proteinuria: An uncommon case of lupus nephropathy in elderly male
Author(s) -
Somak Kumar Das,
Uttam Biswas,
Sanat K. Biswas,
Chanchal Kumar Jana
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical journal of dr. d y patil university/medical journal of dr. d.y. patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.148858
Subject(s) - systemic lupus erythematosus , proteinuria , medicine , nephropathy , disease , autoimmune disease , lupus nephritis , lupus erythematosus , immunology , dermatology , kidney , endocrinology , antibody , diabetes mellitus
Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune systemic disease, particularly affecting women of reproductive age group. Male lupus and associated nephropathy is very uncommon. Elderly male presenting with lupus nephropathy is still a rare finding in literature. We report a case of lupus nephropathy in a 67-year-old male presenting with heavy proteinuria. We also conclude that age and sex of a patient is no bar for lupus, and every physician must consider autoimmune disease even in elderly male patients