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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

  1. Acute glomerulonephritis
  2. Chronic pyelonephritis
  3. Renal amyloidosis
  4. Heart failure
  5. Chronic glomerulonephritis
Correct answer

Renal amyloidosis

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