Open AccessMesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis in a patient with Kimura′s disease presenting as Nephrotic syndrome
Author(s) -
Surendra Singh Rathore,
Puneet Arora,
. Usha,
Jai Prakash
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation/našrat amraḍ wa zira'aẗ al-kulaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2320-3838
pISSN - 1319-2442
DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.148756
Subject(s) - medicine , kimura's disease , nephrotic syndrome , etiology , indian subcontinent , disease , eosinophilic , glomerulonephritis , pathology , dermatology , kidney , ancient history , history
Kimura's disease is a rare chronic eosinophilic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. Majority of cases have been reported from South East Asia, while sporadic occurrences have been reported worldwide, including the Indian subcontinent. Nephrotic syndrome may be the presenting manifestation of Kimura's disease, and a variety of renal lesions are observed histologically in such patients. We herein describe a case of steroid-responsive mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis related to kimura's disease.