ANCA-Negative Pauci-Immune Crescentic Glomerulonephritis Linked with Non-Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung.
The association between malignancy and glomerular disease has been appreciated for decades [Baschinsky et al., Am J Kidney Dis 2000;36:E24]. Several types of glomerular injury in patients with cancer have been recognized [Morikawa et al., CEN Case Rep 2013;2:158-164; Baschinsky et al., Am J Kidney Dis 2000;36:E24]. The most common association is between nephrotic syndrome and carcinoma [Baschinsky et al., Am J Kidney Dis 2000;36:E24]. We report a case of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-negative crescentic glomerulonephritis associated with lung cancer. To the best of our knowledge, only 1 other case of ANCA-negative pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis associated with lung cancer has been reported [Baschinsky et al., Am J Kidney Dis 2000;36:E24].
Department of Internal Medicine, Jacksonville, Fla., USA.
Candice
C
Baldeo
Department of Internal Medicine, Jacksonville, Fla., USA.
Robert
R
Ali
Department of Internal Medicine, Jacksonville, Fla., USA.
Abdulwahab
A
Hritani
Department of Nephrology, University of Florida-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla., USA.
Andreea
A
Poenariu
ANCA-negative pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis; Interleukin-6; Non-small cell carcinoma of the lung