Lymphadenopathy and proteinuria (original) (raw)
2004, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
A 79-year-old Vietnamese woman was hospitalized with a 2-month history of progressive fatigue and dyspnoea. Her past history included hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and cholecystectomy. Her physical examination revealed dyspnoea at rest, bilateral crepitus, ascites, peripheral leg oedema, hypertension (150/100 mmHg), ecchymosis, left subconjunctival haemorrhage jugulo-carotidian and axillary lymphadenopathies and barely palpable liver and spleen.
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