An unusual cause of acute renal failure in a kidney transplant recipient: salmonella enteritidis post-infectious glomerulonephritis.
Clin Nephrol
; 67(5): 321-4, 2007 May.
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| ID: mdl-17542342
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Salmonella enteritidis-associated acute renal failure has often been described and is usually a result of dehydration or of rhabdomyolysis. A few cases of acute renal failure with glomerular syndrome, caused by S. enteritidis infection, have been reported in the literature, but none have been proven by histological findings.METHODS:
Herein, we report on a case of S. enteritidis-related glomerulonephritis that occurred in a 42-year-old male transplant recipient. He was admitted with fever, signs of urinary infection, diarrhea, and nephritic syndrome, i.e. edema, hypertension, increase in serum creatinine, microscopic hematuria, proteinuria. His urine culture tested positive for S. enteritidis.RESULTS:
Under light microscopy, the graft biopsy showed proliferative and exudative endocapillary glomerulonephritis. In addition, there was polymorphonuclear infiltration of the interstitium, and extra-capillary proliferation in one glomerulus. Immunofluorescence showed granular deposits of C3 in the mesangium. Electron microscopy showed electron-dense deposits typical of humps. He fully recovered on a double antibiotic therapy that included ofloxacin and amikacin.CONCLUSION:
Although acute renal failure related to non-typhoidal Salmonella infections are often related to dehydration or rhabdomyolysis, this case report shows that it might also be related to immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis manifesting as nephritic syndrome.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Salmonella enteritidis
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Salmonella Infections
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Kidney Transplantation
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Acute Kidney Injury
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Glomerulonephritis
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Nephrol
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France