title: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis with primary Sjögren's syndrome.
abstract: Glomerular involvement in primary Sjögren's syndrome is rare and only five cases of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis have been reported. We present a case of a 31-year-old white woman with primary Sjögren's syndrome who developed nephrotic syndrome. Evaluation showed no evidence of an associated connective tissue disease. Kidney biopsy was consistent with type I membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. The patient's nephrotic syndrome resolved spontaneously, a course that has not been reported previously in this setting.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cortez
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Sturgill
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Bolton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015432:Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications*