Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA)-associated Glomerulonephritis with Intrarenal Aneurysms and Renal Arteriovenous Fistulaes.

Myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated systemic vasculitis developed from ANCA negative renal limited vasculitis

RATIONALE The relationship between antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) and ANCA-negative vasculitis has not been elucidated. PATIENT CONCERNS A 64-year-old female with edema and proteinuria was admitted. A kidney biopsy indicated focal proliferative nephritis with crescents in 25% of glomeruli. Serum ANCA was negative. Eighteen months later, systemic sym...

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody mediated glomerulonephritis associated with levamisole-adulterated cocaine

Levamisole-adulterated cocaine has increased in prevalence over the last decade and is known to be associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA). Dermatologic manifestations of levamisole exposure, including cutaneous vasculitis, are widely appreciated; less is known about its effects on the kidney. We report two cases of patients with a history of cocaine abuse and levamisole-in...

Comment on “ Membranous glomerulonephritis associated with mieloperoxidase antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody - associated glomerulonephritis ”

doi:10.3265/Nefrologia.pre2012.Sep.11692 Dear Editor, We read with interest the report of Dr. Guang-Yu Zhou, about a case of Membranous Glomerulonephritis with crescentic transformation. Acute crescentic transformation is a rare but well described event in patients with membranous glomerulonephritis. The concomitant occurrence of a vasculitic glomerulonephritis and membranous nephropathy in the...

Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–associated Glomerulonephritis Complicated by Pneumatosis Intestinalis

Pneumatosis intestinalis is a characteristic imaging phenomenon indicating the presence of gas in the bowel wall. The link between pneumatosis intestinalis and various kinds of autoimmune diseases has been reported anecdotally, while information regarding the cases with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis complicated by concurrent pneumatosis intestinalis is lacki...

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated glomerulonephritis in type II diabetes mellitus.