Pauci-immune Crescentic Glomerulonephritis: Case Report

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2022

Publication Title

American Journal of Medical Case Reports

Abstract

Pauci-immune glomerulonephritis ( PIGN) is a potentially life-threatening condition that progresses rapidly to renal failure within days or weeks. Here we present a 62 -year-old African American female who was found to have acute kidney injury at the time of presentation. Further workup including renal biopsy showed anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) associated pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis. The patient was started on steroids and cyclophosphamide however, the patient’s kidney function continued to get worse and required hemodialysis. Unfortunately, our patient passed away after two months of diagnosis secondary to cardiac arrest.

Volume

10

Issue

3

First Page

45

Last Page

47

DOI

10.12691/ajmcr-10-3-1

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