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Vishnu Keerthana Kotha1, Vijay Chander Bukka1, M Niranjan1
1Department of Nephrology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Abstract:
Collapsing glomerulopathy (CG), usually presents with renal dysfunction, hypertension and proteinuria. The etiology is uncertain, yet a number of associations, including many viral infections commonly have been reported. Tuberculosis (TB), one of the most common infections, is not known to cause CG. We report a case of severe renal dysfunction requiring dialysis who had collapsing glomerulopathy on biopsy and evidence of active pulmonary tuberculosis. Anti-tubercular therapy alone resulted in improvement in kidney function.
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