Membranous glomerulonephritis secondary to syphilis.

Salt loss and hyponatraemia in a patient with syphilitic nephritis.

The relationship between syphilis and nephropathy has been recognized for >100 years [1]. Nephropathy may appear in either congenital syphilis or the secondary stage of an acquired infection [2,3]. Nephropathy is an infrequent complication of acquired syphilis but may develop clinically in the secondary stage of the infection [3]. Most patients display a nephrotic syndrome [4]. Membranous glome...

Gastric Syphilis and Membranous Glomerulonephritis

Syphilis is a chronic systemic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Gastric involvement and nephrotic syndrome are uncommon but well documented complications of syphilis, but the co-occurrence of these two complications in the same patient is extremely rare. Thus, because of their nonspecific presentation, suspicion of gastric syphilis (GS) and nephrotic syndrome is es...

Membranous glomerulonephritis in a patient with syphilis.

Pauci-Immune Necrotizing and Crescentic Glomerulonephritis with Membranous Lupus Nephritis, Fifteen Years after Initial Diagnosis of Secondary Membranous Nephropathy

Renal involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is usually immune complex mediated and may have multiple different presentations. Pauci-immune necrotizing and crescentic glomerulonephritis (NCGN) refers to extensive glomerular inflammation with few or no immune deposits that may result in rapid decline in renal function. We report a case of a 79-year-old Hispanic male with a history of ...

Co-existence of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Nephrotic Syndrome with Membranous Glomerulonephritis in a 6 Year Old Boy: Report of a Case

Background: Nephrotic syndrome and type 1 diabetes mellitus are two common chronic conditions in children. Co-existence of these conditions is an extremely rare finding. Case presentation: This report presents a 6-year-old boy who was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome five years ago and type 1 diabetes mellitus in infancy. Renal biopsy showed membranous glomerulonephritis, which is a rare h...