Antiglomerular basement membrane antibody-mediated nephritis with normal pulmonary and renal function. A case report and review of the literature.
Antiglomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibody-mediated disease is usually characterized by a rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with or without pulmonary hemorrhage. We report a case of anti-GBM-mediated nephritis that presented with hematuria and proteinuria. There was no evidence of renal insufficiency or pulmonary hemorrhage. Clinicians should be aware of this rare presentation of anti-GBM-mediated nephritis.
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Department of Medicine, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ont., Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D019867:Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D001323:Autoantibodies; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000276:immunology*
D000906:Antibodies; D001323:Autoantibodies; C051951:antiglomerular basement membrane antibody