title: Prevalence of autoantibodies associated with glomerulonephritis, unaffected after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for renal calculi, in a three-year follow-up.
abstract: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has become a useful tool in the treatment of renal calculi, but side effects may occur. Hitherto, two case reports have been published of an anti-glomerular basement membrane disease resulting in end-stage renal failure following ESWL treatment. In this prospective study of 59 consecutive patients undergoing ESWL for renal calculi, the prevalence of autoantibodies associated with glomerulonephritis was investigated before ESWL and at 3-year follow-up. The prevalences of antinuclear, anti-glomerular basement membrane, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic and thyroid antibodies were found to be within the respective normal ranges prior to the first ESWL treatment and to be unaffected at follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Lund University, Sweden.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Westman
authors.forename: U B
authors.initials: UB
authors.lastname: Ericsson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Höier-Madsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wieslander
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lindstedt
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Bygren
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Erfurth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000276:immunology; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D001323:Autoantibodies; C051951:antiglomerular basement membrane antibody