A case report of atypical antiglomerular basement membrane nephritis associated with Mycobacterium Avium
Julie Bech Jensen,
Eva Gravesen,
Sidse Graff Jensen
et al.
Abstract:We present the case of a woman with atypical anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) nephritis associated with concurrent pulmonary infection with
Mycobacterium avium
. A kidney biopsy showed crescentic glomerulonephritis with 50% active crescents and linear IgG staining, but no circulating anti-GBM antibodies were detected, and the patient did not have pulmonary hemorrhage. Despite treatment with a triple-regimen of antibiotics, corticosteroids, and plasmapheresis, the patient did … Show more
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