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Granulomatous sarcoid nephritis

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A Case of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus due to extensive sarcoid infiltration of the kidney is reported. Serum and urinary calcium were normal. Significant renal functional improvement followed administration of steroids. Repeat renal biopsy after one year suggested significant histological improvement.

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  1. Medical Professorial Unit, Trinity College, Dublin, and Mater Hospital, Dublin

    E Bourke & H Barniville

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Bourke, E., Barniville, H. Granulomatous sarcoid nephritis. Ir J Med Sci 142, 127–131 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02950000

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