The importance of histopathology in the diagnosis of isolated renal sarcoidosis: a case report

ABSTRACT Introduction: Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, characterized by the presence of non-caseating granulomas in several organs; renal impairment alone is a rare condition. When it affects the kidneys, the most prevalent manifestations are hypercalcemia and hy...

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Main Authors: João Onofre Trindade Filho, Kaline Daniele de Souza Amaro, Allana Desirée Teixeira de Oliveira, Cecília Neta Alves Pegado Gomes, Hermann Ferreira Costa, Vinicius Nogueira Trajano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2018-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002018005015105&lng=en&tlng=en