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Artsiom Klimko1, Georgiana A Toma2, Laura Ion3
1Division of Physiology and Neuroscience, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, ROU.
Abstract:
Psoriasis vulgaris is a complex immune-mediated disorder that manifests as a chronic skin disorder, characterized by well-circumscribed inflammatory, erythematous plaques. In this case report, we present a patient with generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) who presented to the nephrology department with rapidly progressive decline in renal function. The diagnosis of GPP was made a month ago, secondary to a coagulase-negative staphylococcal superinfection. Intrinsically, this introduced a diagnostic challenge as the presumed diagnosis of immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy had to be distinguished from IgA-dominant infection-related glomerulonephritis. We further discuss the current evidence and immunohistological profiles of IgA nephropathy in psoriasis and detail the evolution of renal function of our patient over 25 months after he presented to our department.
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