| Literature DB >> 3595650 |
K E Bonzel, D E Müller-Wiefel, H Ruder, A M Wingen, R Waldherr, M Weber.
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A 16-year-old girl developed rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and renal failure. The disease was associated with high titres of antiglomerular basement membrane antibodies in serum, linear deposits of immunoglobulin G and diffuse epithelial crescents on renal biopsy. Past history revealed heavy smoking and deliberate sniffing of Pattex glue, a mixture of hydrocarbons which possibly may affect the structure of glomerular basement membrane. After treatment by repeated plasmapheresis and drug immunosuppression autoantibodies disappeared from serum but renal function was not influenced. Renal damage is a potential hazard for glue sniffing adolescents.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3595650 DOI: 10.1007/bf00716479
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pediatr ISSN: 0340-6199 Impact factor: 3.183