title: [Acute renal failure after intravenous use of immunoglobulin to treat myocarditis].
abstract: The patient is a 60-year-old female with functional class III/IV (NYHA) heart failure of an immunomediated etiology (autoimmune myocarditis). After unsuccessful therapeutic attempts, intravenous immunoglobulin was used, leading to deterioration in renal function, a rare complication of that therapy. After hemodialysis, the patient's renal function was restored, and the chronic heart failure improved to functional class I.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Pró-Cardíaco Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. vitorpordeus@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Vitor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pordeus
authors.forename: Andréa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tostes
authors.forename: Cláudio Tinoco
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Mesquita
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mady
authors.forename: Evandro Tinoco
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Mesquita
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous