Catching the Worm Early: An Atypical Case of Bancroftian Filarial Nephropathy

Catching the Worm Early: An Atypical Case of Bancroftian Filarial Nephropathy

Filarial glomerular disease has been attributed to circulating immune complex deposition. We report here a rare manifestation of filarial nephropathy with microfilariae documented in glomerular capillaries in addition to immune complex glomerulonephritis, thus suggesting that direct toxicity may als...

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Main Authors: Arvind Krishnakumar, Anna T Valson, Neelaveni Duhli, Anjali Mohapatra, Kakde Sailesh Tulsidas, Santosh Varughese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2020;volume=31;issue=5;spage=1101;epage=1105;aulast=Krishnakumar
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Summary:Filarial glomerular disease has been attributed to circulating immune complex deposition. We report here a rare manifestation of filarial nephropathy with microfilariae documented in glomerular capillaries in addition to immune complex glomerulonephritis, thus suggesting that direct toxicity may also contribute to the pathogenesis of this entity.
ISSN:1319-2442

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