title: Pneumococcal endoprosthetic pulmonary valve endocarditis with crescentic glomerulonephritis and acute renal failure.
abstract: We describe a case of acute renal failure with crescentic glomerulonephritis, due to pneumococcal infective endocarditis on an endoprosthetic pulmonary valve. The patient's renal insufficiency subsequently improved following eradication of the microbe with antibiotics alone. Moreover, this is the first description of pneumococcal PVE leading to a crescentic glomerulonephritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom. Vincent.Wong@kch.nhs.uk
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dutt
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dibble
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Jayawardene
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D015432:Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents