Acute Renal Failure Associated with a Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome in a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patient.
10.3349/ymj.2002.43.1.114
- Author:
Dong Bum SEO
1
;
Seoung Woo LEE
;
Joon Ho SONG
;
Kyong Joo LEE
;
Jee Young HAN
;
Moon Jae KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Inchon, Korea. nhkimj@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; Review
- Keywords:
Systemic lupus erythematosus;
minimal change nephrotic syndrome;
acute renal failure
- MeSH:
Adult;
Case Report;
Female;
Human;
Kidney Failure, Acute/*etiology;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/*complications;
Nephrosis, Lipoid/*complications
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2002;43(1):114-118
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), acute renal failure (ARF) is usually associated with severe lupus nephritis and ARF associated with other glomerular diseases is extremely rare. We recently encountered a patient with ARF that was associated with a minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) in SLE. A 41-year-old woman presented with a nephrotic syndrome and ARF. She fulfilled four of the American College of Rheumatology criteria for the classification of SLE. However, a renal biopsy revealed that there were no glomerular abnormalities and no deposition of immune complex. The generalized edema disappeared and the high creatinine levels decreased after prednisolone therapy.
