Open AccessMembranous nephropathy as a rare renal manifestation of IgG4-related disease
Author(s) -
A A Kurien,
Arpita Raychaudhury,
Patrick D. Walker
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.4103/0971-4065.143300
Subject(s) - membranous nephropathy , medicine , igg4 related disease , pathology , nephropathy , infiltration (hvac) , disease , kidney disease , nephritis , kidney , immune system , glomerulonephritis , immunology , endocrinology , physics , diabetes mellitus , thermodynamics
IgG4-related disease, a newly described immune-mediated disorder with tissue infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells, has been reported in nearly every organ. In the kidney, it manifests as IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) but may also present as membranous nephropathy. We report a patient with IgG4 renal disease who had membranous nephropathy as well as TIN.