Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis in Elderly Patients
| Autor: | Naila Asif, Shaheen Bibi, Mohammad Rizwan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 59-62 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2707-3521 2708-9134 |
| DOI: | 10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.4.1 |
| Popis: | Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis (PIGN) is a disease of childhood. It is an important cause of acute kidney injury in childhood. It is now frequently identified in elderly people with compromised immune status and risk factors like malignancy and diabetes mellitus (DM). We have reported two cases of patients (age: 61 years and 80 years) which presented to us with unexplained renal failure. Both patients required renal replacement therapy (RRT) in the form of hemodialysis for their renal failure. Auto-immune workup for both patients was negative. Renal biopsy was performed and a diagnosis of PIGN was established on the basis of histopathological characteristics. We treated both cases with intravenous antibiotics. Renal parameters of both patients started improving and both achieved full renal recovery on long-term follow-up of 18 months. PIGN can be seen in the adult population and should not be considered solely a childhood disease |
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