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. 1987 Sep;46(9):658–663. doi: 10.1136/ard.46.9.658

Renal findings in rheumatoid arthritis: clinical aspects of 132 necropsies.

M Boers 1, A M Croonen 1, B A Dijkmans 1, F C Breedveld 1, F Eulderink 1, A Cats 1, J J Weening 1
PMCID: PMC1002227  PMID: 3675007

Abstract

Renal abnormalities in 132 necropsied patients with rheumatoid arthritis were studied. Clinical findings before death included extra-articular manifestations of the disease (86% of patients), systemic vasculitis (6%), and uraemia (23%). Necropsy findings included nephrosclerosis (90%), systemic vasculitis (14%) with kidney involvement in 8%, amyloidosis (11%), membranous glomerulopathy (8%), and focal glomerular disease (8%). Association with clinical data suggests that both rheumatoid and non-rheumatoid disease may play a part in the cause of these abnormalities.

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