Anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulopathy in a young child.
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.
Boven
K
K
Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Antwerp, Belgium.
Miljoen
H P
HP
Van Hoeck
K J
KJ
Van Marck
E A
EA
Van Acker
K J
KJ
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
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents