title: Acute renal failure associated with a minimal change nephrotic syndrome in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient.
abstract: In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), acute renal failure (ARF) is usually associated with severe lupus nephritis and ARF associated with other glomerular diseases is extremely rare. We recently encountered a patient with ARF that was associated with a minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) in SLE. A 41-year-old woman presented with a nephrotic syndrome and ARF. She fulfilled four of the American College of Rheumatology criteria for the classification of SLE. However, a renal biopsy revealed that there were no glomerular abnormalities and no deposition of immune complex. The generalized edema disappeared and the high creatinine levels decreased after prednisolone therapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Inchon, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Bum
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Seoung Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Joon Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Kyong Joo
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jee Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Moon Jae
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D009402:Nephrosis, Lipoid / Q000150:complications*