| Literature DB >> 11411013 |
O F Valenzuela1, I W Reiser, J G Porush.
Abstract
We report a 28-year-old male who presented with a clinical picture compatible with idiopathic polymyositis and nephrotic-range proteinuria. Muscle biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of polymyositis and a diagnostic renal biopsy demonstrated IgM mesangial glomerulonephritis. Following a short-course of prednisone, both the myositis and proteinuria resolved. Glomerulonephritis associated with idiopathic polymyositis is rare; however, since it appeared to respond to corticosteroid therapy concomitant with the improvement in the myositis, it was likely an associated immunological complication.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11411013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nephrol ISSN： 1121-8428 Impact factor: 3.902