title: Varicella glomerulonephritis mimicking microscopic polyangiitis.
abstract: Varicella in childhood is usually a self-limiting illness with few complications. Varicella nephritis is an uncommon entity and seen mostly in immunocompromized individuals. We report a 14-year-old boy with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis who developed varicella nephritis and in whom the renal manifestations preceded the skin lesions by 1 week. This is an extremely unusual occurrence, and only one case has been described before. Such a presentation can mimic the clinical features of microscopic polyangiitis.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Pediatric Center, Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
authors.forename: Rashna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dass
authors.forename: Surjit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaiphei
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: Ranjana W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Minz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*