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Retroperitoneal fibrosis and membranous nephropathy
L Mercadal1, F Martinez, B Barrou
1Department of Nephrology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, INSERM U 423, Paris, France.
Clinical Nephrology
|February 8, 2000
Abstract:
We report on a patient with a past history of Pott's abscess who suffered both from a retroperitoneal fibrosis and a membranous glomerulonephritis. Five cases of retroperitoneal fibrosis and immune complex glomerulonephritis are already reported in the literature. These associations might result from a particular systemic immune response to an unknown antigen. Consequently, we consider the role of tuberculosis in our case.