A Case of Behcet’s Disease Complicated by IgA NephropathyA Case of Behcet’s Disease Complicated by IgA Nephropathy
- Other Titles
- A Case of Behcet’s Disease Complicated by IgA Nephropathy
- Authors
- 유양선; 전찬홍; 진소영
- Issue Date
- 2013
- Publisher
- 대한류마티스학회
- Keywords
- Behcet’s disease; Proteinuria; IgA nephropathy
- Citation
- 대한류마티스학회지, v.20, no.4, pp 261 - 265
- Pages
- 5
- Journal Title
- 대한류마티스학회지
- Volume
- 20
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 261
- End Page
- 265
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/14300
- ISSN
- 2093-940X
2233-4718
- Abstract
- Behcet’s disease (BD) is a rare, multisystemic disorder characterized by vasculitis. Although renal involvement rarely coexists with BD, several types of renal involvements have been reported: amyloidosis, glomerulonephritis and vascular involvement. Herein, we report a rare case of BD complicated with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). A 42-year-old woman visited the hospital due to joint pains and painful subcutaneous nodules. Based on her medical history of recurrent orogenital ulcers, arthritis, enteral ulcers, erythema nodosum-like skin lesions, and a positive pathergy test, we diagnosed her with BD. To evaluate proteinuria, we performed a renal biopsy. The patient was diagnosed with BD complicated with IgAN, and treated with a low dosage of steroid, colchicine, as well as angiotensin II type I receptor blockers. Although renal involvement in BD is rare, it is important to periodically perform renal function assessments in patients with BD involving abnormal urine results.
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