Abstract
The authors report an unusual case of acute renal failure occurring in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid antibodies. Kidney biopsy revealed glomerular thrombosis, in the absence of glomerulonephritis. The authors stress the clinical and biological signs that suggest the thrombotic nature of kidney failure in lupus patients.
MeSH terms
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Acute Kidney Injury / etiology*
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Adult
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Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / analysis
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Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
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Biopsy
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Capillaries / pathology
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Female
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Heparin / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Kidney Diseases / complications*
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Kidney Diseases / drug therapy
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Kidney Glomerulus / blood supply
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Kidney Glomerulus / pathology*
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications*
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Thrombosis / complications*
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Thrombosis / drug therapy
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Warfarin / therapeutic use
Substances
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Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
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Anticoagulants
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Warfarin
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Heparin