| Literature DB >> 26811413 |
Bhanu Prasad1, Jennifer St Onge2.
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A healthy 47-year-old man initially presented with symptoms of body rash, myalgias, dark urine, nausea and vomiting. Acute kidney injury, and positive urine analysis for blood and protein warranted a kidney biopsy, which revealed micro thrombi in kidney vasculature, suggestive of thrombotic microangiopathy. Serology revealed positive parvovirus B19 IgM antibodies and biopsy tests revealed a viral genome on PCR. Despite plasma exchanges and treatment with rituximab, renal function continued to deteriorate to end-stage renal disease. 2016 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26811413 PMCID: PMC4735274 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213492
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X