A Case of Idiopathic Crescentic Glomerulonephritis.
- Author:
Jung Keum PARK
1
;
Sang Il GOO
;
Woo Yeong CHUNG
;
Chul Ho KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inje University Pusan Paik Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Idiopathic crescentic glomerulonephritis;
Methylprrednisolone pulse therapy
- MeSH:
Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic;
Biopsy;
Child;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Glomerulonephritis*;
Hematuria;
Humans;
Kidney Failure, Chronic;
Methylprednisolone;
Oliguria;
Peritoneal Dialysis
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1996;39(1):131-135
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We experienced a case of idiopathic crescentic glomerulonephritis in a 10-year-old girl who was admitted to our hospital due to gross hematuria and oliguria for 2 months. The diagnosis was based on the rapidly progressive clinical course to chronic renal failure, positive p-ANCA test and light microscopic findings of diffuse crescents formation in about 80% glomeruli of renal tissue obtained by percutaneous renal biopsy. Our case was treated with high dose methylprednisolone ( 30mg/Kg) pulse therapy whenever its clinical course was aggravated for several times. After 2 years 6months later, she has been treated on peritoneal dialysis. A review of literatures was also presented briefly.
