title: Retroperitoneal fibrosis and membranous nephropathy.
abstract: We report on a patient with a past history of Pott's abscess who suffered both from a retroperitoneal fibrosis and a membranous glomerulonephritis. Five cases of retroperitoneal fibrosis and immune complex glomerulonephritis are already reported in the literature. These associations might result from a particular systemic immune response to an unknown antigen. Consequently, we consider the role of tuberculosis in our case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, INSERM U 423, Paris, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mercadal
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Barrou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delcourt
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Deray
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beaufils
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jouanneau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015433:Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy