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Renal failure due to granulomatous interstitial nephritis after pulmonary sarcoidosis
W T van Dorp1, K Jie, S Lobatto
1Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
Two patients, who had had pulmonary sarcoidosis, developed renal failure due to sarcoid granulomatous interstitial nephritis after their original pulmonary symptoms had subsided. Treatment with prednisone resulted in almost complete recovery of renal function. Lysozyme and angiotensin-converting enzyme levels and gallium scintigraphy can be of diagnostic value.