title: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
abstract: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a multiorgan disorder affecting mainly the skin, the eyes, and the cardiovascular system. A 51-year-old woman was admitted to our clinic complaining of weakness and swelling of her legs for the past two years. She had a proteinuria of 7.29 g/24 h. Renal biopsy was performed, and the histological diagnosis was membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. Four weeks later, she was admitted to the hospital due to pain in her left hand and necrosis in the fourth and fifth fingertips of the left hand. A skin biopsy was performed from the forearm and was reported as PXE. Herein, we present a case of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis accompanying PXE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Altay
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: Feridun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karakurt
authors.forename: Rustu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ecemis
authors.forename: Namik
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gonen
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akcay
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duranay
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015432:Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011561:Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy