Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2017
A 46-year-old man notes swollen legs, weakness, sensation of fullness and heaviness in the right subcostal area; it is the first occurrence of these signs in the patient. The patient has 20-year-long history of rheumatoid arthritis. The liver and spleen are enlarged and dense. Blood creatinine -0,23 mmol/l, proteinemia - 68 g/l, cholesterol - 4,2 mmol/l, urine specific gravity - 1012, proteinuria - 3,3 g/l, isolated wax-like cylinders, leached erythrocytes in the vision field, leukocytes - 5-6 in the vision field. What is the most likely complication?
Answer options
- Acute glomerulonephritis
- Chronic pyelonephritis
- Renal amyloidosis
- Heart failure
- Chronic glomerulonephritis
Correct answer
Renal amyloidosis
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