Remembering the Basics: A Patient with Sickle Cell Disease and Proteinuria
TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY, cilt.28, sa.2, ss.154-156, 2019 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.5152/turkjnephrol.2019.3198
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.154-156
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) tend to develop many renal abnormalities, including concentration defect, renal papillary necrosis, and glomerulopathy that often presents with proteinuria. We report a case of a patient who presented with sickle cell crisis and proteinuria. A diagnosis of SCD glomerulopathy was confirmed with renal biopsy. Treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor was initiated, and proteinuria rapidly reduced to 0.27 g/day. It is crucial for a clinician to recognize this important complication and take necessary precautions to delay progression to end-stage renal disease.