A Case of Membranous Glomerulonephropathy Associated with Idiopathic Autoimmune Thrombocytopenic Purpura.
- Author:
Ji Hyun KIM
1
;
Seong Hoon HAN
;
Young Jin YUH
;
Wondo PARK
;
Yoon Kyung JEON
;
Hyun Soon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Medical College, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Membranous glomerulonephropathy;
Idiopathic autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anorexia;
Autoimmune Diseases;
Biopsy;
Blood Platelets;
Bone Marrow;
Edema;
Female;
Glomerulonephritis, Membranous*;
Humans;
Membrane Glycoproteins;
Nephrotic Syndrome;
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic*;
Thrombocytopenia
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2001;20(6):1093-1097
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Membranous glomerulonephropathy is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults and idiopathic autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura is autoimmune disease caused by autoantibody to platelet membrane glycoprotein. Although there are some pathologic similarity between two diseases that 'membrane attack complex' play a role in pathologic process, but only 3 cases worldwide are reported about membranous glomerulonephropathy associated with idiopathic autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura. So we report a case of sixty eight years of woman who had symptoms of generalized edema, foamy urine, anorexia and thrombocytopenia on admission and developed more severe symptomatic thrombocytopenia there after. She was diagnosed membranous glomeulonephropathy on renal biopsy and also diagnosed idiopathic autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpra on bone marrow biopsy and on the basis of exclusion.
