Fatal proliferative glomerulonephritis in lepromatous leprosy.
A patient of lepromatous leprosy with recurrent erythema nodosum leprosum developing acute renal failure proving fatal within 8 weeks is reported. The renal lesion demonstrated acute proliferative glomerulonephritis. Its pathogenesis in relation to ENL is discussed.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000150:complications; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged