Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis accompanying Legionnaires' disease.
Arch Intern Med
; 145(9): 1711-3, 1985 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-3896188
ABSTRACT
A rapidly progressive, crescentic glomerulonephritis with acute oliguric renal failure occurred simultaneously with legionnaires' disease (LD) in a 52-year-old man. The diagnosis of LD was based on a sixfold rise in indirect fluorescent antibody titer against Legionella pneumophila serogroup 4. Treatment with erythromycin lactobionate resulted in a clinical resolution of pulmonary manifestations. The impairment of kidney function, however, was progressive and within two weeks led to end-stage renal failure requiring regular hemodialysis. This observation suggests that LD may trigger severe acute glomerulonephritis.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doença dos Legionários
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Glomerulonefrite
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Falência Renal Crônica
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1985
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Article