title: Necrotising, proliferative glomerulonephritis due to monoclonal cryoglobulinaemia.
abstract: Renal involvement is uncommon in the rare condition of Type I cryoglobulinaemia. On review of the literature most cases featured membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis on renal biopsy. In this case report, we describe a presentation of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis that histologically demonstrated necrotising, proliferative glomerulonephritis. Treatment with a cytotoxic agent and corticosteroids has resulted in clinical stability.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia. nboudvil@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boudville
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: House
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003449:Cryoglobulinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans