title: Anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulopathy in a young child.
abstract: We report the youngest patient with anti-glomerular basement membrane disease described in the literature to date. Age-dependent expression of the target antigen in this auto-immune disease explains the low incidence in young children. Despite adequate immunosuppression, renal function did not recover in our patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boven
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Miljoen
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Van Hoeck
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Van Marck
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Van Acker
mesh_terms: D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D015433:Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents