Progressive Kidney Dysfunction and Ocular Clues: A Quiz
A 49-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes mellitus on insulin, iron-deficiency anemia, and newly diagnosed hypertension was admitted with an acute kidney injury (AKI). She endorsed three months of blurry vision, dry eyes, dry mouth, headaches, decreased appetite, and foamy urine. She denied joint pain, rash, gross hematuria, fever, or lower extremity edema. Home medications include nifedipine, rosuvastatin, insulin, and iron supplementation. Clinical history revealed a recent diagnosis of anterior uveitis, for which she was receiving topical corticosteroids.



