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Could Thickening Of Kidneys Be A Matter Of Concern?

I have been bruising easily, and although the blood tests were all fine (no leukemia), they sent me for a CT scan to make sure that I did not have lymphoma. It appeared that I have a thickening of the kidneys. Should I be concerned? I m 43 year old male and have been experiencing other symptoms - osteoporosis, inverse psoriasis, fatigue, and purpuric lesions in flares (possible vasculitis - the test was inconclusive, but everything else was ruled out). All of these are indicative of lupus, but all of the autoimmune tests have come back negative. No one seems to have any answers. Do you?
posted on Sat, 27 Sep 2014
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Dear Patient,

I think you should not be concerned for you kidneys if you have a normal kidney function and urinalysis. On the other hand, purpuric lesions make me nervous. Did you do a skin biopsy during the rush? This may be really important to explain a sign that is not normal. Please make sure they do immunofluorescence in the renal biopsy for IgG, IgA, C3, Kappa and Lambda. Take care,
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Could Thickening Of Kidneys Be A Matter Of Concern?

Dear Patient, I think you should not be concerned for you kidneys if you have a normal kidney function and urinalysis. On the other hand, purpuric lesions make me nervous. Did you do a skin biopsy during the rush? This may be really important to explain a sign that is not normal. Please make sure they do immunofluorescence in the renal biopsy for IgG, IgA, C3, Kappa and Lambda. Take care,