CHRONIC BRONCHIECTASIS AND ANTIMYELOPEROXIDASE ANTIBODY RELATED RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE NECROTIZING GLOMERULONEPHRITIS

Authors
PAI P RUSTOM R BONE JM BELL GM
Citation
P. Pai et al., CHRONIC BRONCHIECTASIS AND ANTIMYELOPEROXIDASE ANTIBODY RELATED RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE NECROTIZING GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, Clinical nephrology, 49(4), 1998, pp. 262-264
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Clinical nephrology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03010430
Volume
49
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
262 - 264
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0430(1998)49:4<262:CBAAAR>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We reported two cases of chronic bronchiectasis and rapidly progressiv e necrotizing glomerulonephritis/severe renal failure which were also positive for anti-myeloperoxidase antibody, and followed their treatme nt and outcome. Immunosuppressive therapy was complicated by superimpo sed chest infection in both cases. Nonetheless, cautious use of immuno suppressive and antibiotic therapy reversed dialysis-dependent renal f ailure in one of the two cases.