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An adult with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis complicated by hemolytic uremic syndrome and nephrotic syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16183409     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report the case of a 47-year-old man with the simultaneous occurrence of clinical and laboratory features consistent with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN), hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), and nephrotic syndrome. Acute nephritic syndrome occurred 3 weeks after having pharyngeal pain and diarrhea. He presented with edema and hypertension on admission. Laboratory evaluation showed hemolytic anemia with fragmentation, thrombocytopenia, elevated lactic dehydrogenase level, low haptoglobin level, low complement C3 level, and elevated antistreptolysin-O titer. Serum creatinine level was 1.22 mg/dL (108 micromol/L), and urinalysis showed marked proteinuria, with protein of 8.7 g/d, and hematuria. The renal biopsy specimen was characteristic of APSGN, but not HUS. Moderate expansion of the mesangial matrix, moderate proliferation of epithelial and endothelial cells, and marked infiltration of neutrophils was seen by means of light microscopy, and many subepithelial humps were seen by means of electron microscopy. Neither fibrin deposition nor evidence of thrombotic microangiopathy was found. Complement C3 deposition along the capillary wall and tubules was seen in an immunofluorescence study. The patient was administered plasma infusion at 320 mL/d and antihypertensive drugs. Serum complement C3 and haptoglobin levels returned to normal within 3 weeks. This is a rare case of the simultaneous occurrence of APSGN, HUS, and nephrotic syndrome.
Authors:
Tomoko Izumi; Toshitake Hyodo; Yuichi Kikuchi; Toshihiko Imakiire; Tatsuyoshi Ikenoue; Shigenobu Suzuki; Nobuyuki Yoshizawa; Soichiro Miura
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation     Volume:  46     ISSN:  1523-6838     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Kidney Dis.     Publication Date:  2005 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-09-26     Completed Date:  2005-11-03     Revised Date:  2007-12-05    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8110075     Medline TA:  Am J Kidney Dis     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e59-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Second Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Antibodies, Bacterial / blood,  immunology
Antigens, Bacterial / immunology
Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / immunology
Autoantigens / immunology
Bacterial Proteins / immunology,  physiology
Complement C3 / analysis,  deficiency
Creatinine / blood
Glomerulonephritis / etiology*,  pathology
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / etiology*
Humans
Male
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Middle Aged
Nephrotic Syndrome / etiology*,  pathology
Neuraminidase / physiology
Neutrophils / pathology
Proteinuria / etiology
Streptococcal Infections / complications*,  microbiology
Streptococcus pyogenes / immunology,  isolation & purification*
Streptolysins / immunology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies, Bacterial; 0/Antigens, Bacterial; 0/Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; 0/Autoantigens; 0/Bacterial Proteins; 0/Complement C3; 0/Streptolysins; 0/streptolysin O; 3554-90-3/Thomsen-Friedenreich antigen; 60-27-5/Creatinine; EC 3.2.1.18/Neuraminidase

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