Acute renal failure in leprosy.
Three patients having lepromatous leprosy developed acute renal failure. Two patients completely recovered and one was left with a moderate degree of renal insufficiency. Renal tissue obtained by percutaneous biopsy revealed acute tubular necrosis in two and diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis in the third case.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007683:Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged