Open AccessA case of collapsing glomerulopathy associated with febrile illness
Author(s) -
Vivek Agrawal,
PB Vinod,
Narendra Krishnani,
RK Sharma
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.43743
Subject(s) - proteinuria , medicine , glomerulopathy , nephrotic syndrome , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , pathology , kidney
Collapsing glomerulopathy (CG) is a distinct clinicopathological entity characterized by high levels of nephrotic range proteinuria, rapidly progressive renal failure, marked parenchymal injury, and poor response to present therapeutic regimens. Growing awareness has led to the identification of associated conditions other than human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and idiopathic. We report a case of CG from India in a HIV-negative young female, presenting with heavy proteinuria and rapidly progressing renal failure preceded by a febrile illness.