[Glomerulonephritis and malignant lymphoma. Mostly men with low-grade lymphoma with various forms of glomerulonephritis].
BACKGROUND
The association of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with different types of glomerulonephritis is well-known for many years. Whereas in Hodgkin's disease, minimal change glomerulonephritis is mainly observed, in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma various forms of glomerulonephritis are found.


RESULTS
We describe 3 cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which were associated with glomerulonephritis. Two cases of glomerulonephritis showed nephrotic syndromes, which improved by medicinal treatment. In 2 cases glomerulonephritis and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma developed simultaneously. In a third lymphoma was followed by glomerulonephritis after 3 years.


CONCLUSIONS
Although the pathogenetic relationship between non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and glomerulonephritis is not fully understood, the high number of reported cases yield interdependence. Lymphoma associated glomerulonephritis is found more often in men than in women. Low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphomas--especially chronic lymphatic leukemias--seem to develop glomerulonephritis more frequently than high-grade. The majority of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma do not show any predisposition to a special type of glomerulonephritis, only in cutaneous lymphoma IgA-nephropathy predominates.
Zahner
J
J
Klinik für Hämatologie, Onkologie und klinische Immunologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
Bach
D
D
Malms
J
J
Schneider
W
W
Diercks
K
K
Grabensee
B
B
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Glomerulonephritis und malignes Lymphom. Uberwiegend Männer mit niedrigmalignem Lymphom mit unterschiedlichen Glomerulonephritisformen.