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A Patient With Proteinuria, Myalgias, and Decreased Pigmentation of Facial Skin

Published:2024-07-23 Issue:4 Volume:332 Page:329
ISSN:0098-7484
Container-title:JAMA
language:en
Short-container-title:JAMA

Author:

Wu Shan¹,Han Bo²,Xiong Xishan³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Suzhou Municipal Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Suzhou, China

2. Department of Nephrology, The Fifth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Poisoning Treatment Center of PLA, Beijing, China

3. Department of Nephrology, The First People’s Hospital of Yongkang, Affiliated to Hangzhou Medical College, Yongkang, China

Abstract

A patient had bilateral leg edema, insomnia, myalgias, paresthesias in the fingertips, lighter pigmentation of the facial skin compared with other areas of the body, proteinuria, and an elevated creatinine level. What is the diagnosis and what would you do next?

Publisher

American Medical Association (AMA)

Link

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/articlepdf/2820535/jama_wu_2024_cg_240004_1721328852.62464.pdf

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