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MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS ASSOCIATED WITH SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM INFECTION ‐ RESOLUTION WITH PRAZIQUANTEL TREATMENT
Author(s) -
TURNER I.,
HARRISON A.,
IBELS L. S.,
MOIR D.,
ALEXANDER J. H.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1987.tb01267.x
Subject(s) - praziquantel , medicine , proteinuria , glomerulonephritis , albuminuria , schistosoma , schistosomiasis , renal biopsy , biopsy , immunology , schistosoma mansoni , pathogenesis , gastroenterology , kidney disease , kidney , helminths
In a patient presenting with hematuria and proteinuria (albuminuria), bladder biopsy demonstrated Schistosoma hematobium infection and renal biopsy showed a minimal change glomerulonephritis. The hematuria and proteinuria resolved following praziquantel therapy. The pathogenesis of glomerulonephritis in association with Schistosoma infection is discussed.