A Case of Anti-glomerular Basement Membrane Disease which Presented with Fever of Unknown Origin.
- Author:
Tae Kyung KIM
1
;
Hyun Hee LEE
;
Seung Min YOO
;
Joon Seung LEE
;
Woo Gyung JUNG
;
Jong Ho LEE
;
Kyoung Soon JIN
;
Yun Hee CHO
;
Young Ha OH
Author Information
1. Division of Nephrology, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Korea. lhh90@ghil.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
FUO;
Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease;
Methylprednisolone
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury;
Anemia;
Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease*;
Basement Membrane;
Cyanosis;
Fever of Unknown Origin*;
Fever*;
Glomerulonephritis;
Hematuria;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Lung;
Methylprednisolone;
Myalgia;
Proteinuria;
Renal Insufficiency;
Shock;
Tachypnea;
Urinalysis
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2005;24(3):455-459
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
