Open AccessMembranous nephropathy superimposed on Churg-Strauss syndrome
Author(s) -
R Ram,
CShyam Sunder Rao,
G Swarnalatha,
Kanniappa S Sireesha,
HR Madhuri,
Liza Rajasekhar,
KV Dakshinamurty
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.125132
Subject(s) - churg strauss syndrome , panca , medicine , membranous nephropathy , glomerulonephritis , nephropathy , pathology , immunology , vasculitis , anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody , kidney , disease , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
The association of membranous nephropathy with Churg-Strauss syndrome is not widely reported. We present a patient with myeloperioxidase-perinuclear antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-pANCA)-positive necrotizing and crescentic glomerulonephritis who later developed membranous nephropathy.