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Remission of proteinuria with treatment of Actinomyces infection: eradicating a cause of secondary membranous glomerulopathy suppresses nephrotic syndrome
2009
Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation
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Eradication of a cause of secondary membranous glomerulopathy might suppress nephrotic syndrome. Here we report a patient with membranous nephropathy (MN), whose proteinuria entered complete remission after treating actinomycosis. A 45-year-old woman presented with nephrotic syndrome and was diagnosed as having MN. Her urine protein excretion was 5.3 g/day and the serum creatinine level was 70.7 µmol/L. When we searched for causes of secondary MN, pelvic actinomycosis was detected. After
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfp284
pmid:19515799
fatcat:z753noukuvbujjha4kphhhrbwy