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Query: UMLS:C0037116 (
silicosis
)
1,822
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
A 55-year-old white male, with
silicosis
diagnosed 10 years earlier, presented massive proteinuria with microscopic hematuria, moderate renal failure and distal polyneuropathy. Bilateral renal angiography showed multiple intraparenchymal saccular aneurysms. Renal biopsy disclosed a focal segmental necrotizing glomerulonephritis and
arteriolitis
. After combined corticosteroid and immunosuppressive treatment, renal function improved and remained stable 6 months later.
...
PMID:Polyarteritis nodosa and necrotizing glomerulonephritis associated with long-standing silicosis. 256 70
