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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spelling doaj-758c53f2291a4d908a7d957d564f88272020-12-03T03:14:31ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation1319-24422020-01-013151101110510.4103/1319-2442.301177Catching the Worm Early: An Atypical Case of Bancroftian Filarial NephropathyArvind KrishnakumarAnna T ValsonNeelaveni DuhliAnjali MohapatraKakde Sailesh TulsidasSantosh VarugheseFilarial 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.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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author Arvind Krishnakumar
Anna T Valson
Neelaveni Duhli
Anjali Mohapatra
Kakde Sailesh Tulsidas
Santosh Varughese
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Anna T Valson
Neelaveni Duhli
Anjali Mohapatra
Kakde Sailesh Tulsidas
Santosh Varughese
Catching the Worm Early: An Atypical Case of Bancroftian Filarial Nephropathy
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
author_facet Arvind Krishnakumar
Anna T Valson
Neelaveni Duhli
Anjali Mohapatra
Kakde Sailesh Tulsidas
Santosh Varughese
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title Catching the Worm Early: An Atypical Case of Bancroftian Filarial Nephropathy
title_short Catching the Worm Early: An Atypical Case of Bancroftian Filarial Nephropathy
title_full Catching the Worm Early: An Atypical Case of Bancroftian Filarial Nephropathy
title_fullStr Catching the Worm Early: An Atypical Case of Bancroftian Filarial Nephropathy
title_full_unstemmed Catching the Worm Early: An Atypical Case of Bancroftian Filarial Nephropathy
title_sort catching the worm early: an atypical case of bancroftian filarial nephropathy
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
issn 1319-2442
publishDate 2020-01-01
description 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.
url 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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