Clinicopathological features for the prediction of immunosuppressive treatment responses in sarcoidosis-related kidney involvement: a single-center retrospective study.

Journal: Turkish journal of medical sciences
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Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIM: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder that affects many organs, including the kidneys. This single-center retrospective study investigated the clinical, pathological, and laboratory findings of patients with kidney sarcoidosis who were treated with immunosuppressives.

Authors

  • Ahmet Burak Dirim
    Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkiye.
  • Vafa Süleymanova
    Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkiye.
  • Özge Hürdoğan
    Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkiye.
  • Özgür Akın Oto
    Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkiye.
  • Ayşe Serra Artan
    Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkiye.
  • Savaş Öztürk
    Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkiye.
  • Yasemin Özlük
    Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkiye.
  • Işın Kiliçaslan
    Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkiye.
  • Halil Yazici
    Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkiye.