Open AccessSarcoidosis with multiple organ involvement associated with necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis
Author(s) -
Abdullah Al-Hwiesh,
Ibrahiem Saeed Abdul-Rahman,
Amani Alhwiesh,
Nadia Al-Oudah,
Jumana Abdulwahab Alratroo,
Nahad Al-Oudah,
Fahd A. Al-Muhanna,
Husain Alsharani,
Ibrahim Eman,
Ibrahim Al-Durayash,
Abdulhadi Jawad Al-Mubark
Publication year - 2018
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 - 10.4103/1319-2442.239649
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoidosis , glomerulonephritis , renal biopsy , weakness , biopsy , renal function , kidney , dermatology , pathology , surgery
We report a case of a young Saudi male who presented with generalized body weakness and easy fatigability associated with fever, night sweating, loss of weight and appetite, and renal impairment. He was diagnosed as a case of sarcoidosis, and renal biopsy report was consistent with necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN). Immunosuppressive medication was started to help halting the progression to renal failure and stabilize renal function. To the best of our knowledge, the association between sarcoidosis and crescentic GN has been reported in only few cases in literature.