title: Type III membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in a patient with primary Sjögren's syndrome.
abstract: Renal involvement in the form of glomerulonephritis in Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is less common and usually a latent sequel in the course of the disease. We report a patient with Type III membarnoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) with hypothyroidism, which precedes the onset of the clinical manifestation of SS. She received immunosuppressions consisting of i.v. cyclophosphamide and high-dose corticosteroid and subsequently oral corticosteroid resulting in complete remission of nephrotic syndrome. To our knowledge, this is the first report of successfully treated Type III MPGN associated with SS.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: In O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yu Ah
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Hoon Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sun Ryoung
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Seok Hui
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Byung Ha
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Bum Soon
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Yeong Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Chul Woo
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yong Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Cheol Whee
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015432:Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins