Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in a patient with congenital deficiency of the third component of complement: effect of treatment with plasma.
A 21-year-old woman with a known congenital complement component 3 (C3) deficiency developed membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. The kidney biopsy exhibited deposits of immunoglobulins and complement components despite the C3 deficiency. The administration of fresh frozen plasma was without therapeutic benefit. Corticosteroid treatment was followed by an improvement in kidney function.
Roord
J J
JJ
University Hospital for Children and Youth, Het Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
van Diemen-van Steenvoorde
R A
RA
Schuurman
H J
HJ
Rijkers
G T
GT
Zegers
B J
BJ
Gmelig Meyling
F H
FH
Stoop
J W
JW
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000172:deficiency*; D005260:Female; D015432:Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D010949:Plasma; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D003176:Complement C3; D011241:Prednisone