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Folci M, Ramponi G, Solitano V, Brunetta E. Serum ANCA as Disease Biomarkers: Clinical Implications Beyond Vasculitis. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2022; 63:107-123. [PMID: 34460071 DOI: 10.1007/s12016-021-08887-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Usually associated with autoimmune diseases, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies are also detected in other conditions, such as infections, malignancies, and after intake of certain drugs. Even if the mechanisms of production and their pathogenic role have not been fully elucidated yet, ANCA are widely recognized as a clinically alarming finding due to their association with various disorders. While ANCA target several autoantigens, proteinase-3, and myeloperoxidase are the ones proved to be most frequently related to chronic inflammation and tissue damage in murine models. Albeit these autoantibodies could be present as an isolated observation without any implications, ANCA are frequently used in clinical practice to guide the diagnosis in a suspect of small vessel vasculitis. Conditions that should prompt the clinician to test ANCA status range from various forms of lung disease to renal or peripheral nervous system impairment. ANCA positivity in the presence of an autoimmune disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis, or connective tissue diseases, is frequently correlated with more clinical complications and treatment inefficacy, even in the absence of signs of vasculitis. For this reason, it has been postulated that ANCA could represent the final expression of an immune dysregulation rather than a pathogenic event responsible for organs damage. Recently, it has also been proposed that ANCA specificity (PR3 or MPO) could possibly define ANCA-associated vasculitides better than clinical phenotype. This review aims at summarizing the latest advancements in the field of ANCA study and clinical interpretation.
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- Marco Folci
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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Kamijo N, Mii A, Aratani S, Kashiwagi T, Oda T, Shimizu A, Sakai Y. Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-associated Vasculitis Superimposed on Post-streptococcal Acute Glomerulonephritis. Intern Med 2022; 61:2917-2923. [PMID: 35283378 PMCID: PMC9593139 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8690-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A 44-year-old woman was admitted due to gross hematuria and progressive renal dysfunction. Poststreptococcal acute glomerulonephritis (PSAGN) was suspected due to her elevated anti-streptolysin O and anti-streptokinase titers and hypocomplementemia. A renal biopsy showed crescent formation and endocapillary hypercellularity with neutrophil infiltrate. An immunofluorescence analysis showed granular immunoglobulin G and C3 deposition, suggesting immune-complex-type glomerulonephritis. However, myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) was positive, and peritubular capillaritis was observed. Furthermore, citrullinated histone H3-positive neutrophils were detected as markers for neutrophil extracellular trap formation. Therefore, she was diagnosed with ANCA-associated vasculitis superimposed on PSAGN that was the main contributor to her progressive renal injury.
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- Department of Nephrology, Nippon Medical School, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nippon Medical School, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Blood Purification, Kidney Disease Center, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nippon Medical School, Japan
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Takayasu M, Hirayama K, Shimohata H, Kobayashi M, Koyama A. Staphylococcus aureus Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis with Dominant IgA Deposition. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23137482. [PMID: 35806487 PMCID: PMC9267153 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23137482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Since 1995, when we reported the case of a patient with glomerulonephritis with IgA deposition that occurred after a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection, many reports of MRSA infection-associated glomerulonephritis have accumulated. This disease is being systematized as Staphylococcus infection-associated glomerulonephritis (SAGN) in light of the apparent cause of infection, and as immunoglobulin A-dominant deposition infection-related glomerulonephritis (IgA-IRGN) in light of its histopathology. This glomerulonephritis usually presents as rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis or acute kidney injury with various degrees of proteinuria and microscopic hematuria along with an ongoing infection. Its renal pathology has shown several types of mesangial and/or endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis with various degrees of crescent formation and tubulointerstitial nephritis. IgA, IgG, and C3 staining in the mesangium and along the glomerular capillary walls have been observed on immunofluorescence examinations. A marked activation of T cells, an increase in specific variable regions of the T-cell receptor β-chain-positive cells, hypercytokinemia, and increased polyclonal immune complexes have also been observed in this glomerulonephritis. In the development of this disease, staphylococcal enterotoxin may be involved as a superantigen, but further investigations are needed to clarify the mechanisms underlying this disease. Here, we review 336 cases of IgA-IRGN and 218 cases of SAGN.
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- Mamiko Takayasu
- Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ami 300-0395, Ibaraki, Japan; (M.T.); (H.S.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ami 300-0395, Ibaraki, Japan; (M.T.); (H.S.); (M.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-29-887-1161
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- Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ami 300-0395, Ibaraki, Japan; (M.T.); (H.S.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ami 300-0395, Ibaraki, Japan; (M.T.); (H.S.); (M.K.)
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- Emeritus Professor, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Ibaraki, Japan;
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Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in infective endocarditis: a case report and systematic review of the literature. Clin Rheumatol 2022; 41:2949-2960. [PMID: 35732985 PMCID: PMC9485185 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-022-06240-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Infective endocarditis (IE) may be misdiagnosed as ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), especially when antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are detected. Distinguishing IE from AAV is crucial to guide therapy. However, little is known about ANCA positivity in IE patients. We present a case report and systematic review of the literature on patients with ANCA-positive IE, aiming to provide a comprehensive overview of this entity and to aid clinicians in their decisions when encountering a similar case. A systematic review of papers on original cases of ANCA-positive IE without a previous diagnosis of AAV was conducted on PubMed in accordance with PRISMA-IPD guidelines. A predefined set of clinical, laboratory, and kidney biopsy findings was extracted for each patient and presented as a narrative and quantitative synthesis. A total of 74 reports describing 181 patients with ANCA-positive IE were included (a total of 182 cases including our own case). ANCA positivity was found in 18-43% of patients with IE. Patients usually presented with subacute IE (73%) and had positive cytoplasmic ANCA-staining or anti-proteinase-3 antibodies (79%). Kidney function was impaired in 72%; kidney biopsy findings were suggestive of immune complexes in 59%, while showing pauci-immune glomerulonephritis in 37%. All were treated with antibiotics; 39% of patients also received immunosuppressants. During follow-up, 69% of patients became ANCA-negative and no diagnosis of systemic vasculitis was reported. This study reviewed the largest series of patients with ANCA-positive IE thus far and shows the overlap in clinical manifestations between IE and AAV. We therefore emphasize that clinicians should be alert to the possibility of an underlying infection when treating a patient with suspected AAV, even when reassured by ANCA positivity. Key Points • This systematic review describes - to our knowledge - the largest series of patients with ANCA-positive infective endocarditis (IE) thus far (N=182), and shows a high degree of overlap in clinical manifestations between IE and ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). • ANCA positivity was found in 18-43% of patients with infective endocarditis. Of patients with ANCA-positive IE, the majority (79%) showed cytoplasmic ANCA-staining or anti-PR3-antibodies. We emphasize that clinicians should be alert to the possibility of an underlying infection when treating a patient with suspected AAV, even when reassured by ANCA positivity. • In patients with IE and ANCA-associated symptoms such as acute kidney injury, an important clinical challenge is the initiation of immunosuppressive therapy. All patients with data in this series received antibiotics; 39% also received immunosuppressive therapy. In many of these patients, ANCA-associated symptoms resolved or stabilized after infection was treated. ANCA titers became negative in 69% , and a diagnosis of AAV was made in none of the cases. We therefore recommend that (empiric) antibiotic treatment remains the therapeutic cornerstone for ANCA-positive IE patients, while a watchful wait-and-see approach with respect to immunosuppression is advised.
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Nogueira RF, Oliveira N, Sousa V, Alves R. Staphylococcus-induced glomerulonephritis: potential role for corticosteroids. BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:e237011. [PMID: 33504520 PMCID: PMC7843308 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus is a troublesome pathogen, responsible for a broad range of clinical manifestations, ranging from benign skin infections to life-threatening conditions such as endocarditis and osteomyelitis. The kidney can be affected through a rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis mediated by an inflammatory reaction against a superantigen deposited in the glomerulus during the infection's course. This glomerulopathy has a poor prognosis, often leading to chronically impaired kidney function, eventually progressing to end-stage renal disease. Treatment rests on antibiotherapy. Despite the inflammatory role in this disease's pathophysiology, most authors discourage a simultaneous immunosuppressive approach given the concomitant infection. However, there are some reports of success after administration of systemic corticosteroids in these patients. We present a 66-year-old man with a staphylococcus-induced glomerulonephritis brought on by a vascular graft infection, with rapidly deteriorating kidney function despite extraction of the infected graft and 3 weeks of antibiotherapy with achievement of infection control. Kidney function improved after the introduction of corticosteroids. This case highlights the potential role of corticosteroids in selected cases of staphylococcus-induced glomerulonephritis, particularly those in which the infection is under control.
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- Rui Filipe Nogueira
- Department of Nephrology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Nephrology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Department of Pathology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Nephrology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Zhang W, Zhang H, Wu D, Fu H, Shi W, Xue F. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive infective endocarditis complicated by acute kidney injury: a case report and literature review. J Int Med Res 2020; 48:300060520963990. [PMID: 33078666 PMCID: PMC7583404 DOI: 10.1177/0300060520963990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Patients with infective endocarditis (IE) may present with multisystem disturbances resembling autoimmune diseases, such as antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). The kidneys are susceptible to damage in IE and AAV, which is a source of diagnostic ambiguity. Therefore, distinguishing infection from an inflammatory process is pivotal for guiding appropriate therapy. We report a 22-year-old man with IE characterized by ANCA positivity and complicated by acute kidney injury. A renal biopsy showed crescentic nephritis with tubulointerstitial lesions. However, transthoracic echocardiography and blood culture provided evidence of IE, and AAV was ruled out. Surgical intervention and antibiotic treatments were successful. We summarized previously reported cases of ANCA-positive IE that had renal biopsy data. We found that ANCA-positive IE can involve multiple organs. The representative renal pathology was crescentic nephritis, focal segmental glomerulonephritis, mesangial cell proliferation, tubular injury, and interstitial oedema. Immunofluorescence showed predominate C3 deposits. Electron microscopy showed electron-dense deposits in the subendothelial or mesangial areas. Eight patients received immunosuppressive therapy with excellent results. Repeated testing for bacterial pathogens and multiple renal biopsies may be useful for diagnosing ANCA-positive IE. With ANCA-positive IE, immunosuppressive therapy along with antibiotic treatments may be beneficial for recovery of renal function.
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- Wei Zhang
- Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Yuhuangding Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Brunet A, Julien G, Cros A, Beaudoux O, Hittinger-Roux A, Bani-Sadr F, Servettaz A, N'Guyen Y. Vasculitides and glomerulonephritis associated with Staphylocococcus aureus infective endocarditis: cases reports and mini-review of the literature. Ann Med 2020; 52:265-274. [PMID: 32588668 PMCID: PMC7877925 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2020.1778778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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We reported two cases of Staphylococcus aureus Infective Endocarditis associated with vasculitides and glomerulonephritis respectively, before conducting an online search of previously published similar cases reports. Twenty five references were selected: 15 cases of glomerulonephritis; 2 cases of vasculitis and 8 cases involving both glomerulonephritis and vasculitis. Vasculitides and glomerulonephritis associated with Staphylococcus aureus definite Infective Endocarditis have been reported since 1976. All cases except one described clinical symptoms occurring before or during initial antibiotics treatment. Except kidney, organs that were more frequently affected by vasculitis process were skin, gastrointestinal tract and peripheral nerve and the vessels involved were small to medium size vessels. When antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies were evidenced (6 out of the 25 cases (24%)), kidney was the most frequently affected organ. The most commonly observed pattern in Kidney biopsy was membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis with endocapillary proliferation sometimes associated with extra capillary crescents, whether or not antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies were evidenced. Right-sided Infective Endocarditis (especially in intravenous drug users) were overrepresented (14 of the 25 cases (56.0%)) in this review. Besides antibiotics, corticosteroids were the most frequently prescribed immunosuppressive treatment both for vasculitides or glomerulonephritis. KEY MESSAGES Vasculitides and glomerulonephritis associated with Staphylococcus aureus definite Infective Endocarditis have been reported since 1976. Except kidney, organs that were more frequently affected (by small to medium size vessel vasculitis) were skin, gastrointestinal tract and peripheral nerve. The most commonly observed pattern in Kidney biopsy was membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis with endocapillary proliferation and right-sided Infective Endocarditis (especially in intravenous drug users) were overrepresented in this review.
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- Aurélie Brunet
- Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Robert Debré, Reims, France
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- Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Robert Debré, Reims, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, Hôpital Maison Blanche, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire d'Anatomie pathologique, Hôpital Robert Debré, Reims, France
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- Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Robert Debré, Reims, France
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- Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Robert Debré, Reims, France
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Yano K, Suzuki H, Oda T, Ueda Y, Tsukamoto T, Muso E. Crescentic poststreptococcal acute glomerulonephritis accompanied by small vessel vasculitis: case report of an elderly male. BMC Nephrol 2019; 20:471. [PMID: 31852436 PMCID: PMC6921464 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-019-1663-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Poststreptococcal acute glomerulonephritis (PSAGN) in the elderly tends to have a severe clinical course and often presents with crescentic necrotizing glomerulonephritis in the renal biopsy. However, vasculitis lesions are unusual. Case presentation We present a 71-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital for a recurrent gout attack with a rapid decline of renal function. Low C3 levels and a high anti-streptolysin O titer were observed, while myeloperoxidase- and proteinase 3- antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) were negative. In addition to cellular crescent and necrosis lesions, diffuse peritubular capillaritis and venulitis as well as small arteriole vasculitis in the glomerular hilus were also apparent. Although granular C3c deposits in the capillary wall and hump lesions were not found, immunofluorescent staining for nephritis-associated plasmin receptor (NAPlr) and in situ zymography for plasmin activity were both positive. We thus diagnosed PSAGN accompanied by small vessel vasculitis. Steroid therapy gradually improved the patient’s renal function, and hemodialysis was discontinued after 1 month. Conclusions In our case, streptococcus infection might have concurrently provoked vasculitis, and NAPlr staining was useful for confirming diagnosis.
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- Keiko Yano
- Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8480, Japan. .,Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8480, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Blood Purification, Kidney Disease Center, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, 1163 Tatemachi, Hachioji, Tokyo, 193-0998, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, 2-1-50 Minami Koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama, 343-8555, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8480, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8480, Japan.,Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Contemporary Home Economics, Kyoto Kacho University, 3-456 Rinka-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, 605-0062, Japan
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Yanai K, Kaku Y, Hirai K, Kaneko S, Minato S, Mutsuyoshi Y, Ishii H, Kitano T, Shindo M, Miyazawa H, Ito K, Ueda Y, Hiruta M, Ookawara S, Ueda Y, Morishita Y. Proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis complicated by infectious endocarditis: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2019; 13:356. [PMID: 31801609 PMCID: PMC6894315 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-019-2287-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody has been reported to be positive in 5–10% of cases of renal injury complicated by infective endocarditis; however, histological findings have rarely been reported for these cases. Case presentation A 71-year-old Japanese man with a history of aortic valve replacement developed rapidly progressive renal dysfunction with gross hematuria and proteinuria. Blood analysis showed a high proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (163 IU/ml) titer. Streptococcus species was detected from two separate blood culture bottles. Transesophageal echocardiography detected mitral valve vegetation. Histological evaluation of renal biopsy specimens showed necrosis and cellular crescents in glomeruli without immune complex deposition. The patient met the modified Duke criteria for definitive infective endocarditis. On the basis of these findings, the patient was diagnosed with proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis complicated by Streptococcus infective endocarditis. His renal disease improved, and his proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody titer normalized with antibiotic monotherapy. Conclusion Few case reports have described histological findings of proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive renal injury complicated with infective endocarditis. We believe that an accumulation of histological findings and treatments is mandatory for establishment of optimal management for proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive renal injury complicated with infective endocarditis.
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- Katsunori Yanai
- Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8503, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8503, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8503, Japan.
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- Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8503, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8503, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8503, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8503, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8503, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8503, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8503, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8503, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8503, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8503, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Dokkyo University Koshigaya Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8503, Japan.
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Nakauyaca AV, Ralph AP, Majoni WS, Kangaharan N. Case Report: Concurrent Rheumatic Fever and Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis in a High-Burden Setting. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2019; 101:1054-1057. [PMID: 31516109 PMCID: PMC6838557 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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We report a case of acute rheumatic fever with severe pancarditis occurring simultaneously with probable acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis in a previously well, Australian Aboriginal, 29-year-old male. These autoimmune streptococcal sequelae are usually considered pathogenetically distinct, and concurrence has not previously been reported from this high-burden setting. We hypothesize that a single type of infecting group A Streptococcus (Strep A) triggered both autoimmune sequelae. Salient features included mitral and aortic regurgitation that worsened during the acute illness, painful pericarditis, and high troponin; severe acute kidney injury with oliguria, hematuria, and macroalbuminuria; reduced complement (C3); and elevated streptococcal serology. The case highlights important diagnostic and management challenges. It also illustrates the serious morbidity impact of the complications of Strep A.
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- Anna V. Nakauyaca
- Division of Medicine, Department of General Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Flinders University Northern Territory Medical Program, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Division of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Division of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Division of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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Epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment and outcomes of infection-associated glomerulonephritis. Nat Rev Nephrol 2019; 16:32-50. [PMID: 31399725 DOI: 10.1038/s41581-019-0178-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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For over a century, acute 'post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis' (APSGN) was the prototypical form of bacterial infection-associated glomerulonephritis, typically occurring after resolution of infection and a distinct infection-free latent period. Other less common forms of infection-associated glomerulonephritides resulted from persistent bacteraemia in association with subacute bacterial endocarditis and shunt nephritis. However, a major paradigm shift in the epidemiology and bacteriology of infection-associated glomerulonephritides has occurred over the past few decades. The incidence of APSGN has sharply declined in the Western world, whereas the number of Staphylococcus infection-associated glomerulonephritis (SAGN) cases increased owing to a surge in drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, both in the hospital and community settings. These Staphylococcus infections range from superficial skin infections to deep-seated invasive infections such as endocarditis, which is on the rise among young adults owing to the ongoing intravenous drug use epidemic. SAGN is markedly different from APSGN in terms of its demographic profile, temporal association with active infection and disease outcomes. The diagnosis and management of SAGN is challenging because of the lack of unique histological features, the frequently occult nature of the underlying infection and the older age and co-morbidities in the affected patients. The emergence of multi-drug-resistant bacterial strains further complicates patient treatment.
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Langlois V, Marie I. Endocardites infectieuses associées aux anticorps anticytoplasme des polynucléaires neutrophiles (ANCA) : revue de la littérature. Rev Med Interne 2017; 38:450-457. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2016.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Satoskar AA, Suleiman S, Ayoub I, Hemminger J, Parikh S, Brodsky SV, Bott C, Calomeni E, Nadasdy GM, Rovin B, Hebert L, Nadasdy T. Staphylococcus Infection-Associated GN - Spectrum of IgA Staining and Prevalence of ANCA in a Single-Center Cohort. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2017; 12:39-49. [PMID: 27821389 PMCID: PMC5220658 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.05070516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Staphylococcus infection-associated GN (SAGN) is a well recognized disease entity, particularly because of the frequent IgA-dominant glomerular immunoglobulin staining on kidney biopsy. Biopsy features can resemble two other disease entities - primary IgA nephropathy and Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis - posing a diagnostic pitfall. This is clinically relevant because of the crucial difference in the therapeutic approach. The diagnosis of SAGN is further complicated by the variability in the degree of glomerular IgA (and C3) staining, the extent of electron dense immune-type deposits, and positive ANCA serology in some patients. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS We performed a thorough histopathologic review of our single-center cohort of 78 culture-proven SAGN biopsies to assess the spectrum of IgA staining, prevalence of ANCA serology, prevalence of subepithelial "humps," and other histologic features to distinguish from primary IgA nephropathy. RESULTS Among the 78 SAGN biopsies, IgA staining was trace in 25%, mild in 19%, moderate in 44%, and strong in 12% of the cases. C3 was frequently moderate-to-strong but was trace in 14% of the biopsies. Concomitantly trace IgA, IgG, and C3 (pauci-immune pattern) was seen in 13%. Crescents were present in 35% of the SAGN biopsies. Out of 41 patients tested for ANCA, nine (22%) were positive, including patients with endocarditis and other infections. Subepithelial humps were identified in only 31% of the SAGN biopsies. CONCLUSIONS SAGN biopsies show marked variability in IgA immunofluorescence staining and low frequency of subepithelial humps compared with poststreptococcal GN. Occasional ANCA positivity is present in cases of SAGN, even in infections other than endocarditis. Therefore, biopsy diagnosis can be difficult particularly when clinical symptoms of infection are subtle. Both the pathologist and the nephrologist should be aware of these diagnostic pitfalls.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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Misra DP, Chowdury AC, Edavalath S, Aggarwal A, Kumar S, Agarwal V. Endocarditis: the great mimic of rheumatic diseases. Trop Doct 2016; 46:180-186. [PMID: 27694317 DOI: 10.1177/0049475515624031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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Rheumatic manifestations may be prevalent in more than 30% of patients with infective endocarditis (IE), often predating this diagnosis by several months. A case series of five patients recorded at a tertiary care Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology unit over a period of 1 year emphasises that varied presentations of endocarditis may mimic uncommon rheumatic diseases.
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- Durga Prasanna Misra
- Senior Resident, Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Senior Resident, Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Senior Resident, Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Additional Professor, Department of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Additional Professor, Department of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Liang JH, Fang YW, Yang AH, Tsai MH. Devastating renal outcome caused by skin infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e4023. [PMID: 27368023 PMCID: PMC4937937 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000004023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an emerging pathogen that infects the skin and soft tissue. However, there are few reports of renal complications from MRSA involving immunoglobulin (Ig)A-dominated rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (GN). Favorable renal outcomes from IgA GN are achieved by administering timely therapy. In the present study, we describe the case of a healthy young woman suffering from a cutaneous MRSA infection that initially presented with gross hematuria. Six months after eradicating the infection, severe impairment of renal function was noted because of intractable nausea and vomiting. Renal pathology revealed advanced IgA nephropathy with fibrocellular crescent formation. An aggressive treatment plan using immunosuppressants was not adopted because of her irreversible renal pathology, and she was therefore administered maintenance hemodialysis.This instructive case stresses the importance of being aware of the signs of IgA nephropathy post-MRSA infection, such as cutaneous lesions that are mostly painless and accompanied by hematuria and mild proteinuria. If the kidney cannot be salvaged, it will undergo irreversible damage with devastating consequences.
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- Jun-Hua Liang
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Ten-Chen General Hospital, Yang-Mei
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
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- Ultrastructural and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
- Correspondence: Ming Hsien Tsai, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, No. 95, Wen-Chang Rd, Shih-Lin Dist., Taipei 111, Taiwan (e-mail: )
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Wang SY, Bu R, Zhang Q, Liang S, Wu J, Liu XGZSW, Cai GY, Chen XM. Clinical, Pathological, and Prognostic Characteristics of Glomerulonephritis Related to Staphylococcal Infection. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e3386. [PMID: 27082609 PMCID: PMC4839853 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000003386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Staphylococcal infection has become a common cause of postinfectious glomerulonephritis in the past 3 decades. Because few investigations focus on this disease, the demographics and clinicopathological features of glomerulonephritis related to staphylococcal infection are not well characterized. We conducted a pooled analysis of published literature in electronic databases and analyzed the clinical features, laboratory findings, and histopathological changes. The patients were divided into 4 groups based on their prognosis: remission, persistent renal dysfunction, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), or death. A logistic regression model was used to identify the determinants of disease outcome. A total of 83 (64 men) patients with glomerulonephritis related to staphylococcal infection from 31 reports were analyzed. The mean age was 58 years (58 ± 17). Majority of the reports originated from Taiwan, Japan, and the United States. Clinical characteristics of the cases were hematuria (82/83), proteinuria (78/83), and acute kidney injury (75/83). Visceral abscesses (26/83) and skin infections (24/83) were the common sites of infection. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was the most common pathogen. The dominant or codominant deposition of IgA or C3 along the glomeruli was an important feature identified by immunofluorescence. There were 19 patients (22.9%) that progressed to dialysis-dependent ESRD. Twelve patients (14.5%) died. A univariate regression analysis indicated that diabetes mellitus (DM) (odds ratio [OR] 2.96; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.03-8.48; P = 0.04) and age (OR 4.80; 95% CI 1.84-12.53; P = 0.001) were risk factors for ESRD or death. A multivariate regression analysis also revealed that age (OR 4.90; 95% CI 1.82-13.18; P = 0.002) and DM (OR 3.07; 95% CI 0.98-9.59; P = 0.05) were independent risk factors for unfavorable prognosis. Glomerulonephritis related to staphylococcal infection has different features than typical postinfectious glomerulonephritis. The diagnosis of glomerulonephritis related to staphylococcal infection relies on immunofluorescence and electron microscopy findings. Age and DM are independent risk factors of poor prognosis for glomerulonephritis related to staphylococcal infection.
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- Si-Yang Wang
- From the Department of Nephrology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing, China
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Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Induction due to Infection: A Patient with Infective Endocarditis and Chronic Hepatitis C. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES & MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2016; 2016:3585860. [PMID: 27366166 PMCID: PMC4904576 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3585860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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While antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) is often used as a diagnostic marker for certain vasculitides, ANCA induction in the setting of infection is much less common. In the case of infective endocarditis, patients may present with multisystem disturbances resembling an autoimmune process, cases that may be rendered even trickier to diagnose in the face of a positive ANCA. Though not always straightforward, distinguishing an infective from an inflammatory process is pivotal in order to guide appropriate therapy. We describe an encounter with a 43-year-old male with chronically untreated hepatitis C virus infection who featured ANCA positivity while hospitalized with acute bacterial endocarditis. His case serves as a reminder of two of the few infections known to uncommonly generate ANCA positivity. We also summarize previously reported cases of ANCA positivity in the context of endocarditis and hepatitis C infections.
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Langlois V, Lesourd A, Girszyn N, Ménard JF, Levesque H, Caron F, Marie I. Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies Associated With Infective Endocarditis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e2564. [PMID: 26817911 PMCID: PMC4998285 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000002564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Revised: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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To determine the prevalence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in patients with infective endocarditis (IE) in internal medicine; and to compare clinical and biochemical features and outcome between patients exhibiting IE with and without ANCA.Fifty consecutive patients with IE underwent ANCA testing. The medical records of these patients were reviewed.Of the 50 patients with IE, 12 exhibited ANCA (24%). ANCA-positive patients with IE exhibited: longer duration between the onset of first symptoms and IE diagnosis (P = 0.02); and more frequently: weight loss (P = 0.017) and renal impairment (P = 0.08), lower levels of C-reactive protein (P = 0.0009) and serum albumin (P = 0.0032), involvement of both aortic and mitral valves (P = 0.009), and longer hospital stay (P = 0.016). Under multivariate analysis, significant factors for ANCA-associated IE were: longer hospital stay (P = 0.004), lower level of serum albumin (P = 0.02), and multiple valve involvement (P = 0.04). Mortality rate was 25% in ANCA patients; death was because of IE complications in all these patients.Our study identifies a high prevalence of ANCA in unselected patients with IE in internal medicine (24%). Our findings further underscore that ANCA may be associated with a subacute form of IE leading to multiple valve involvement and more frequent renal impairment. Because death was due to IE complications in all patients, our data suggest that aggressive therapy may be required to improve such patients' outcome.
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- Vincent Langlois
- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Institute for Biochemical Research, IFRMP, University of Rouen (VL, AL, NG, HL, IM); Department of Infectious diseases (FC); and Department of Biostatistics (J-F M), CHU Rouen, France
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Koizumi M, Yahata K, Kaneko K, Kikuchi Y, Seta K, Uesugi N. Post-infectious acute glomerulonephritis with vasculitis and pulmonary hemorrhage. CEN Case Rep 2015; 4:65-69. [PMID: 28509273 DOI: 10.1007/s13730-014-0141-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 08/08/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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An 84-year-old male complained of fever, cough, sputum, and appetite loss. His renal function rapidly worsened, and he had hypoalbuminemia and hypocomplementemia. His condition worsened and C-reactive protein levels were elevated. Vasculitis syndrome was suspected and he was administered 40 mg of prednisolone, although myeloperoxidase antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA), proteinase-3 ANCA and antiglomerular basement membrane antibody tests were negative. His body temperature decreased and fatigue promptly resumed. On renal biopsy, light microscopy revealed endocapillary and extracapillary glomerulonephritis. Vasculitis was detected in interlobular arteries. Immunofluorescence studies revealed granular deposits of C3 and IgG along capillary walls. Electron microscopy revealed dome-shaped small electron-dense granular subepithelial deposits. Acute post-infectious glomerulonephritis was suspected. Although his renal function improved, he developed hemoptysis and was diagnosed with pulmonary hemorrhage. He received methylprednisolone and plasma exchange, and his respiratory status improved gradually. This is an extremely rare case and suggests the importance of considering a differential diagnosis.
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- Mitsuteru Koizumi
- Department of Nephrology, Kyoto Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, 1-1 Fukakusa, Mukaihata-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 612-8555, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Kyoto Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, 1-1 Fukakusa, Mukaihata-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 612-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology, Kyoto Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, 1-1 Fukakusa, Mukaihata-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 612-8555, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Kyoto Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, 1-1 Fukakusa, Mukaihata-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 612-8555, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Kyoto Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, 1-1 Fukakusa, Mukaihata-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 612-8555, Japan
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- Department of Renal Pathology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Glassock RJ, Alvarado A, Prosek J, Hebert C, Parikh S, Satoskar A, Nadasdy T, Forman J, Rovin B, Hebert LA. Staphylococcus-related glomerulonephritis and poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis: why defining "post" is important in understanding and treating infection-related glomerulonephritis. Am J Kidney Dis 2015; 65:826-32. [PMID: 25890425 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A spate of recent publications describes a newly recognized form of glomerulonephritis associated with active staphylococcal infection. The key kidney biopsy findings, glomerular immunoglobulin A (IgA) deposits dominant or codominant with IgG deposits, resemble those of IgA nephritis. Many authors describe this condition as "postinfectious" and have termed it "poststaphylococcal glomerulonephritis." However, viewed through the prism of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis, the prefix "post" in poststaphylococcal glomerulonephritis is historically incorrect, illogical, and misleading with regard to choosing therapy. There are numerous reports describing the use of high-dose steroids to treat poststaphylococcal glomerulonephritis. The decision to use steroid therapy suggests that the treating physician believed that the dominant problem was a postinfectious glomerulonephritis, not the infection itself. Unfortunately, steroid therapy in staphylococcus-related glomerulonephritis can precipitate severe staphylococcal sepsis and even death and provides no observable benefits. Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is an authentic postinfectious glomerulonephritis; poststaphylococcal glomerulonephritis is not. Making this distinction is important from the perspective of history, pathogenesis, and clinical management.
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- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
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Bu R, Li Q, Duan ZY, Wu J, Chen P, Chen XM, Cai GY. Clinicopathologic features of IgA-dominant infection-associated glomerulonephritis: a pooled analysis of 78 cases. Am J Nephrol 2015; 41:98-106. [PMID: 25765902 DOI: 10.1159/000377684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 02/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUNDS IgA-dominant infection-associated glomerulonephritis (IgA-dominant IAGN) is a unique form of glomerulonephritis. There are numerous case reports in the literature. However, the risk factors, treatment approach, and outcomes of the disease are not clearly characterized. METHODS We completed a pooled analysis based on published literature. Clinical features, laboratory findings, and histopathological changes were analyzed. A logistic regression model was employed to identify the determinants of disease outcome, for example, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) or death. RESULTS Seventy-eight patients with IgA-dominant IAGN from 28 reports were analyzed. All of these patients showed granular IgA deposits predominantly along the glomerular peripheral capillary walls using immunofluorescence and majority showed subepithelial 'hump-shaped' electron-dense deposits using electron microscopy. The majority of patients had hematuria (76/78), proteinuria (75/78), acute kidney injury (AKI) (66/78) and hypocomplementemia (43/75) without a previous history of renal disease. All of the patients had clinical infections at the time of presentation. Skin infections (19/78) and visceral abscesses (15/78) were frequently encountered, and staphylococcus was the most common pathogen. After treatment with antibiotics and/or supportive therapy, the renal function of 42 patients (54.5%) improved, 9 patients (11.7%) had persistent renal dysfunction, 15 patients (19.5%) progressed to ESRD, and 11 patients (14.3%) died. A multivariate regression analysis revealed that age (odds ratio [OR], 30.71; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.53-373.07; p = 0.007) and diabetes mellitus (DM) (OR, 16.65; 95% CI, 1.18-235.84; p = 0.038) were independent risk factors for ESRD or death. CONCLUSIONS IgA-dominant IAGN has unique clinicopathological manifestations and treatment responses. Age and DM are independent risk factors associated with an unfavorable prognosis for IgA-dominant IAGN.
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- Ru Bu
- Department of Nephrology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing, PR China
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Beck L, Bomback AS, Choi MJ, Holzman LB, Langford C, Mariani LH, Somers MJ, Trachtman H, Waldman M. KDOQI US commentary on the 2012 KDIGO clinical practice guideline for glomerulonephritis. Am J Kidney Dis 2013; 62:403-41. [PMID: 23871408 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Glomerulonephritis (GN) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients of all ages throughout the world. Because these disorders are relatively rare, it is difficult to perform randomized clinical trials to define optimal treatment for many of the specific glomerulopathies. In the absence of high-grade evidence to guide the care of glomerular diseases, in June 2012, KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes) published an international clinical guideline for GN. The Work Group report represents an important review of the literature in this area and offers valid and useful guidelines for the most common situations that arise in the management of patients with glomerular disease. This commentary, developed by a panel of clinical experts convened by the National Kidney Foundation, attempts to put the GN guideline into the context of the US health care system. Overall, we support the vast majority of the recommendations and highlight select areas in which epidemiological factors and medical practice patterns in this country justify modifications and adjustments in order to achieve favorable outcomes. There remain large gaps in our knowledge of the best approaches to treat glomerular disease and we strongly endorse an expanded clinical research effort to improve the health and long-term outcomes of children and adults with GN.
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- Laurence Beck
- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Schaeffer DF, Laiq S, Jang HJ, John R, Adeyi OA. Abernethy malformation type II with nephrotic syndrome and other multisystemic presentation: an illustrative case for understanding pathogenesis of extrahepatic complication of congenital portosystemic shunt. Hum Pathol 2013; 44:432-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2012.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2012] [Revised: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 08/22/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Konstantinov KN, Emil SN, Barry M, Kellie S, Tzamaloukas AH. Glomerular disease in patients with infectious processes developing antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies. ISRN NEPHROLOGY 2013; 2013:324315. [PMID: 24959541 PMCID: PMC4045435 DOI: 10.5402/2013/324315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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To identify differences in treatment and outcome of various types of glomerulonephritis developing in the course of infections triggering antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) formation, we analyzed published reports of 50 patients. Immunosuppressives were added to antibiotics in 22 of 23 patients with pauci-immune glomerulonephritis. Improvement was noted in 85% of 20 patients with information on outcomes. Death rate was 13%. Corticosteroids were added to antibiotics in about 50% of 19 patients with postinfectious glomerulonephritis. Improvement rate was 74%, and death rate was 26%. Two patients with mixed histological features were analyzed under both pauci-immune and post-infectious glomerulonephritis categories. In 9 patients with other renal histology, treatment consisted of antibiotics alone (7 patients), antibiotics plus immunosuppressives (1 patient), or immunosuppressives alone (1 patient). Improvement rate was 67%, permanent renal failure rate was 22%, and death rate was 11%. One patient with antiglomerular basement disease glomerulonephritis required maintenance hemodialysis. Glomerulonephritis developing in patients who became ANCA-positive during the course of an infection is associated with significant mortality. The histological type of the glomerulonephritis guides the choice of treatment. Pauci-immune glomerulonephritis is usually treated with addition of immunosuppressives to antibiotics.
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- Konstantin N. Konstantinov
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, MSC08 4640, BMSB, Room 335, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, VA Medical Center (111C), 1501 San Pedro, SE, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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Kapadia AS, Panda M, Fogo AB. Postinfectious glomerulonephritis: Is there a role for steroids? Indian J Nephrol 2011; 21:116-9. [PMID: 21769175 PMCID: PMC3132331 DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.82141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The role of steroids in treatment of postinfectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN) has been controversial. The reason for such controversy is the risk of infection relapse associated with steroid therapy. Steroids may have a place in the treatment of resistant cases where renal function does not improve despite aggressive antibiotic therapy as well as in patients with crescentic form of PIGN. We report a case of a 39 year-old Caucasian man who was diagnosed with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia resulting in acute IgA dominant PIGN that failed to respond to antibiotic treatment alone, but responded significantly to steroids in addition to antibiotics. This anecdotal experience suggests that steroids could be considered in conjunction with antibiotic therapy for the treatment of refractory cases of PIGN or crescentic form of PIGN. More studies with long-term follow-up of patients treated with steroids in addition to antimicrobial agents are required to quantify the risk of infection relapse with steroid therapy.
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- A S Kapadia
- Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, USA
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de Godoy JMP, Irikura MK, de Moura Álvares R, Quintino E. Association of erysipelas with acute renal failure. Int Urol Nephrol 2011; 43:917-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s11255-010-9762-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2009] [Accepted: 05/07/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Satake K, Ohsawa I, Kobayashi N, Osaki K, Toyoda H, Horikoshi S, Tomino Y. Three cases of PR3-ANCA positive subacute endocarditis caused by attenuated bacteria (Propionibacterium, Gemella, and Bartonella) complicated with kidney injury. Mod Rheumatol 2011; 21:536-41. [PMID: 21400245 DOI: 10.1007/s10165-011-0434-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2010] [Accepted: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) associated with antiproteinase-3 antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (PR3-ANCA) has previously been reported in 10 cases of Streptococcus viridans and in 1 case of Escherichia faecalis infection. Most of these patients had hypocomplementemia and were positive for several autoantibodies. The infections in most of these patients showed good responses to antibiotic treatment. We report three patients with ANCA-positive SBE, which was induced by attenuated slow-growing intracellular pathogens; these patients had severe complications, such as acute kidney injury, cerebral embolism, and aortic valve destruction.
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- Kenji Satake
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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Wehbe E, Salem C, Simon JF, Navaneethan SD, Pohl M. IgA-dominant Staphylococcus infection-associated glomerulonephritis: case reports and review of the literature. NDT Plus 2011; 4:181-5. [PMID: 25984152 PMCID: PMC4421616 DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfr017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2010] [Accepted: 02/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background and objectives. The mesangial deposition of IgA is rarely described with proliferative glomerulonephritis associated with Staphylococcus infection. Recently, this association has been increasingly recognized possibly due to the increased rate of Staphylococcus infection. Design setting, participants and measurements. We report two cases of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia associated with acute proliferative glomerulonephritis with dominant mesangial deposit of IgA. We searched MEDLINE (1960–2009) for similar reports. We pooled individual patient data and reported descriptive statistics of all published cases. Results. Forty-six cases were included in the final analysis. The mean age of presentation was 59, with a male predominance (84%). Clinical presentation was notable for rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with nephrotic-range proteinuria and normal complement levels in 52 and 72%, respectively. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (68%) was the most common pathogen isolated with a latent period ranging from 1 to 16 weeks. Diffuse mesangial proliferation was commonly found with crescentic lesions noted in 35% of the cases. Antimicrobial treatment was associated with renal recovery in 58% of the cases. Need for renal replacement therapy was significantly associated with pre-existing diabetes, hypertension and interstitial fibrosis seen on kidney biopsy. Conclusions. IgA-dominant post-Staphylococcus glomerulonephritis is a rare clinical entity with certain unique clinical and morphologic features. It is difficult to differentiate from primary IgA nephropathy in cases where the infection is not apparent. An acute onset of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, with normal complement levels and deposition of mesangial IgA in an elderly patient should raise suspicion for this rare form of glomerulonephritis.
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- Edgard Wehbe
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Chen YR, Wen YK. Favorable Outcome of Crescentic IgA Nephropathy Associated with Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusInfection. Ren Fail 2011; 33:96-100. [DOI: 10.3109/0886022x.2010.541576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Maddens B, Daminet S, Smets P, Meyer E. Escherichia coli Pyometra Induces Transient Glomerular and Tubular Dysfunction in Dogs. J Vet Intern Med 2010; 24:1263-70. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2010.0603.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Prolonged infections associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies specific to proteinase 3 and myeloperoxidase: diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Clin Rheumatol 2010; 29:893-904. [PMID: 20306213 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-010-1424-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2009] [Revised: 02/13/2010] [Accepted: 02/23/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chronic infections may mimic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV). We investigated which markers may help in the diagnosis and the prognosis of infections associated with proteinase 3 (PR3) and myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA. In this study (1993-2008)--with an average follow-up of 5.1 years--we compared 66 AAV patients with 17 PR3 and/or MPO-ANCA-positive patients with protracted bacterial (11/17) or viral (6/17) infections. Seven of 17 patients had subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE), while six of 17 patients had various autoimmune manifestations of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We determined ANCA, antinuclear antibodies, anti-PR3, anti-MPO, anticardiolipin (aCL), antibeta 2 glycoprotein I (beta2-GP I), cryoglobulins, C3, and C4. Patients with infections were younger than AAV patients (p < 0.01). There was no difference in frequency of renal and skin lesions. AAV patients more frequently had pulmonary and nervous system manifestations (p < 0.01). Patients with infections more frequently had dual ANCA (high PR3, low MPO), aCL, anti-beta2-GP I, cryoglobulins, and hypocomplementemia (p < 0.001). Immunosuppressive therapy (IST) was used in five 17 patients who had persistently high ANCA, cryoglobulinemia, and hypocomplementemia. There was no difference in frequency of lethality and renal failure in the two study groups. In patients who are PR3- and/or MPO-ANCA positive, SBE and HCV infection should be excluded. Although similar in renal and skin manifestations in comparison to AAV, only patients with infections developed multiple serological abnormalities. In patients with infections, concomitant presence of ANCA, cryoglobulins, and hypocomplementemia was associated with severe glomerulonephritis. The serological profile should be repeated after specific antimicrobial or surgical therapy, since some cases might require IST.
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Lipke AB, Matute-Bello G, Herrero R, Kurahashi K, Wong VA, Mongovin SM, Martin TR. Febrile-range hyperthermia augments lipopolysaccharide-induced lung injury by a mechanism of enhanced alveolar epithelial apoptosis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 184:3801-13. [PMID: 20200273 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0903191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Fever is common in critically ill patients and is associated with worse clinical outcomes, including increased intensive care unit mortality. In animal models, febrile-range hyperthermia (FRH) worsens acute lung injury, but the mechanisms by which this occurs remain uncertain. We hypothesized that FRH augments the response of the alveolar epithelium to TNF-alpha receptor family signaling. We found that FRH augmented LPS-induced lung injury and increased LPS-induced mortality in mice. At 24 h, animals exposed to hyperthermia and LPS had significant increases in alveolar permeability without changes in inflammatory cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid or lung tissue as compared with animals exposed to LPS alone. The increase in alveolar permeability was associated with an increase in alveolar epithelial apoptosis and was attenuated by caspase inhibition with zVAD.fmk. At 48 h, the animals exposed to hyperthermia and LPS had an enhanced lung inflammatory response. In murine lung epithelial cell lines (MLE-15, LA-4) and in primary type II alveolar epithelial cells, FRH enhanced apoptosis in response to TNF-alpha but not Fas ligand. The increase in apoptosis was caspase-8 dependent and associated with suppression of NF-kappaB activity. The FRH-associated NF-kappaB suppression was not associated with persistence of IkappaB-alpha, suggesting that FRH-mediated suppression of NF-kappaB occurs by means other than alteration of IkappaB-alpha kinetics. These data show for the first time that FRH promotes lung injury in part by increasing lung epithelial apoptosis. The enhanced apoptotic response might relate to FRH-mediated suppression of NF-kappaB activity in the alveolar epithelium with a resultant increase in susceptibility to TNF-alpha-mediated cell death.
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- Anne B Lipke
- Medical Research Service, VA Puget Sound Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
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Renal biopsy findings in Iran: case series report from a referral kidney center. Int Urol Nephrol 2010; 42:1031-40. [PMID: 20052543 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-009-9684-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2009] [Accepted: 11/15/2009] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several registries and single centers have reported the results of their renal biopsies from different parts of the world. As there are only few data regarding the epidemiology of glomerulonephritides in Iran, this study was conducted to determine the results of renal biopsy findings during the last 10 years in our center. METHODS Data from 1,436 patients who had undergone a renal biopsy in our center between 1998 and 2007 were collected retrospectively for the first 989 patients and prospectively for the rest of them, including demographic data, renal syndrome at presentation and laboratory findings. All kidney specimens were studied with light and immunofluorescent microscopies. RESULTS Among 1,407 patients with a definite pathologic diagnosis, 1,052 (74.8%) had a primary glomerular disease, 241 (17.2%) had a secondary glomerular disease, 66 (4.6%) had tubular disease, 19 (1.3%) had vascular disease and 7 (0.5%) had end-stage kidney disease. The most frequent types of biopsy-proven renal diseases were membranous glomerulopathy (MG) (377 patients, 26.8%), IgA nephropathy (IgAN) (155 patients, 11%), lupus nephritis (155 patients, 11%), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (141 patients, 10%) and minimal change disease (117 patients, 8.3%). The predominant presentation was nephrotic syndrome in almost all cases, with the exception of chronic glomerulonephritis, acute tubular necrosis and acute tubulointerstitial nephritis. The epidemiology of our renal biopsy findings was similar to reports from most European countries and United Arab Emirates, but different from many other neighboring countries, North America and Far East. CONCLUSIONS In our report of 1,407 renal biopsy specimens, MG and IgAN were the most frequent biopsy-proven renal diseases. FSGS was the third cause of primary glomerular disease, and lupus nephritis was the most common secondary glomerular disease. The unusually high frequency of presentation as nephrotic syndrome may be due to referral nature of our center and less liberal indications for renal biopsy.
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Kasmani R, Okoli K, Naraharisetty K, Gunning W, Shapiro JI, Ratnam S. Microscopic polyangiitis triggered by recurrent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Int Urol Nephrol 2009; 42:821-4. [PMID: 19795220 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-009-9652-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2009] [Accepted: 09/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Most of the purported links between microbial agents and primary small-vessel anti-neutrophilic antibody-positive (ANCA) vasculitides remain speculative. There is strong circumstantial evidence for the role of Staphylococcus aureus in the development of Wegener's granulomatosis, but its role in other ANCA-positive vasculitis syndromes is less clear. We describe a patient who developed a non-granulomatous, necrotizing small-vessel vasculitis with a positive anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody of a perinuclear type (p-ANCA), along with anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies after recurrent episodes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
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- Rahil Kasmani
- Department of Internal Medicine, St Vincent Mercy Medical Center, 2213, Cherry Street, Toledo, OH 43608, USA.
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Nymark M, Pussinen PJ, Tuomainen AM, Forsblom C, Groop PH, Lehto M. Serum lipopolysaccharide activity is associated with the progression of kidney disease in finnish patients with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2009; 32:1689-93. [PMID: 19502539 PMCID: PMC2732155 DOI: 10.2337/dc09-0467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to investigate whether serum lipopolysaccharide (LPS) activities are associated with the progression of kidney disease in patients with type 1 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS For this prospective study, we chose 477 Finnish patients with type 1 diabetes, who were followed for 6 years. At the baseline visit, 239 patients had a normal albumin excretion rate (normoalbuminuria) and 238 patients had macroalbuminuria. Patients were further divided into nonprogressors and progressors based on their albumin excretion rate at follow-up. Eighty normoalbuminuric patients had developed microalbuminuria, and 79 macroalbuminuric patients had progressed to end-stage renal disease. Serum LPS activity was determined with the Limulus amoebocyte lysate chromogenic end point assay. RESULTS Serum LPS activity was significantly higher in the macroalbuminuric group than in the normoalbuminuric group (P < 0.001). Notably, normoalbuminuric progressor patients had a significantly higher LPS activity at baseline than normoalbuminuric nonprogressor patients (median 49 [interquartile range 34-87] vs. 39 [29-54] EU/ml; P = 0.001). The normoalbuminuric progressor patients exhibited features of the metabolic syndrome with higher triglyceride concentrations and lower estimated glucose disposal rate. A high LPS-to-HDL ratio was associated with the progression of kidney disease in both groups. Insulin resistance (P < 0.001) and serum LPS activity (P = 0.026) were independent risk factors of disease development, when A1C was removed from the regression analysis. CONCLUSIONS High serum LPS activity is associated with the development of diabetic nephropathy in Finnish patients with type 1 diabetes.
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- Mariann Nymark
- Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhälsan Research Center, Biomedicum Helsinki, Finland
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Melina G, El-Hamamsy I, Sinatra R, Yacoub MH. Late fulminant pulmonary valve endocarditis after the Ross operation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 139:e99-e100. [PMID: 19660360 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2009] [Accepted: 03/02/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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