Open AccessRapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis in Human Brucellosis
Author(s) -
HussienMuhammad Shebli,
SameerMahmoud Al-Shayyab,
Ayham Hadadd,
Munther Hjazzat,
Feda Smadi,
A. A. Al-Qudah,
Dalia A Alhabahbeh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation/našrat amraḍ wa zira'aẗ al-kulaẗ
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2320-3838
pISSN - 1319-2442
DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.338294
Subject(s) - brucellosis , medicine , glomerulonephritis , brucella , rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis , nephritic syndrome , renal biopsy , human kidney , disease , immunology , kidney , kidney disease , pathology
Human brucellosis is a complex multisystem disease that can affect many organs. Renal involvement in human brucellosis is rarely found. Here, we present a case report of a patient who presented to us with acute kidney injury, complicating brucellosis. After thorough evaluation including kidney biopsy, the patient was found to have nephritic syndrome due to rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis. The patient reached a complete remission after completing a course of anti-brucellosis treatment.