[Rapidly progressive ANCA-negative glomerulonephritis in the course of pauci immune microscopic vasculitis with hemolytic anemia probable in the course of Wilson's disease]

Przegl Lek. 2011;68(2):123-5.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Pauci-immune glomerulonephritis, i.e., with no evidence of immune deposits in the blood vessel, is the most prevalent form of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN). In the pathogenesis of pauci-immune renal disease inflammation of blood vessels in the presence of circulating anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA) takes place. However the lack of ANCA (about 5-30% of patients) does not exclude pauci-immune vasculitis. The patients without circulating ANCA might have fewer extrarenal symptoms than those who are ANCA-positive. We describe a case of a 40-year old women with ANCA-negative renal limited pauci-immune small-vessel vasculitis with rapidly decreasing kidney function. She was ineffectively treated with plasmapheresis combined with a puls of cyclophosphamide (i.v.) and 3 pulses of methyloprednisolone (i.v.). The patient progressed to end-stage renal disease and should be treated with renal replacement therapy. In differential diagnosis we excluded other causes of pauci-immune vasculitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis), vasculitis with immune complexes deposition (systemic lupus erythematosus, Schoenlein-Henoch purpura, post-infection RPGN), Goodpasture disease, haemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and Wilson's disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anemia, Hemolytic / complications*
  • Anemia, Hemolytic / diagnosis
  • Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis / complications*
  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / immunology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Glomerulonephritis / diagnosis*
  • Glomerulonephritis / immunology*
  • Hepatolenticular Degeneration / complications*
  • Hepatolenticular Degeneration / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / etiology
  • Prognosis

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic