Membranous glomerulonephritis in rheumatoid arthritis unassociated with gold or penicillamine treatment.
A 16 year old girl with rheumatoid arthritis who had not received gold or penicillamine developed a nephrotic syndrome. Her renal biopsy specimen showed membranous glomerulonephritis by light, electron, and immunofluorescence microscopy.
D000293:Adolescent; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*