Korean J Nephrol.
2005 May;24(3):455-459.
A Case of Anti-glomerular Basement Membrane Disease which Presented with Fever of Unknown Origin
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- 1Division of Nephrology, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Korea. lhh90@ghil.com
- 2Department of Pathology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Korea.
Abstract
- Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized progressive renal failure and/or lung hemorrhage. Most of patients present with acute renal failure or acute nephritic feature such as hematuria, proteinuria, and leukocyturia in urinalysis. A part of patients present with pulmonary hemorrhage, anemia, tachypnea, and cyanosis. It is accompanied with transient fever and myalgia but fever of unknown origin (FUO) is very rare condition. We report the atypical case of anti-glomerular basement membrane mediated rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis which presented with FUO and shock after methylprednisolone pulse therapy.
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