A Case of Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis in a Hepatitis B Virus Carrier Successfully Treated with High dose Immunosuppressive Therapy and Prophylactic Lamivudine / 대한신장학회지
Korean Journal of Nephrology
; : 622-625, 2008.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-24718
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
A 35-year-old man, previously hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carrier, presented with gross hematuria and heavy proteinuria that he had been suffering from for 1 month. Serum creatinine was 4.4 mg/dL. Renal biopsy showed pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis. He received plasmapheresis and was treated with high-dose steroids and cyclophosphamide. Lamivudine was started for the prevention of hepatitis B virus (HBV) activation. Serum creatinine and proteinuria were ameliorated one week after the treatment. There was no sign of HBV activation after six months of treatment. We report a case of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in a HBV carrier successfully treated with high dose immunosuppressive therapy and prophylactic lamivudine.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Proteinuria
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Steroids
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Stress, Psychological
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Biopsy
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Hepatitis B virus
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Plasmapheresis
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Lamivudine
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Creatinine
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Cyclophosphamide
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Glomerulonephritis
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Nephrology
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
