Open AccessRenal paraneoplastic vasculitis complicating lung adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
B. Ben Dhaou,
F. Boussema,
Z. Aydi,
S. Ketari,
L. Baïli,
F. Ben Moussa,
L. Rokbani
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation/našrat amraḍ wa zira'aẗ al-kulaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2320-3838
pISSN - 1319-2442
DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.139942
Subject(s) - medicine , cyclophosphamide , nephrotic syndrome , adenocarcinoma , etiology , vasculitis , adenocarcinoma of the lung , lung , glomerulonephritis , rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis , pathology , kidney , gastroenterology , chemotherapy , cancer , disease
Renal paraneoplastic vasculitis (RNPV) is rare. It can be revealed by glomerulonephritis, microaneurysms or renal failure. RPNV may precede the onset of the primary tumor, and treatment and prognosis depend on the etiology (primary tumor). A 54-year-old man who had a primary lung adenocarcinoma was admitted for nephrotic syndrome. The investigations revealed RNPV. The patient was treated with corticosteroids at high dose and cyclophosphamide with improvement of the renal condition; however, the patient died from worsening of his pulmonary neoplasia.