RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Collapsing glomerulopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr2016217840
DO 10.1136/bcr-2016-217840
VO 2017
A1 Abadeer, Kerolos
A1 Alsaad, Ali A
A1 Geiger, Xochiquetzal J
A1 Porter, Ivan E
YR 2017
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2016-217840.abstract
AB Collapsing glomerulopathy (CG) is a rare disease that can be associated with multiple other disorders. It usually leads to poor prognosis with a high percentage of patients progressing to end-stage renal disease. In this article, we illustrate a clinical case of CG associated with systemic lupus erythematosus that had a prompt response to mycophenolate and prednisone. The condition started after sudden cessation of the already established mycophenolate treatment regimen. The patient then presented with acute kidney injury due to kidney biopsy-proven CG. In that circumstance, we hypothesised that mycophenolate may play a role in prevention and development of CG.