Abstract

BENITEZ LLANES, Orestes; GOMEZ BARRY, Hilario; MAGRANS BUCH, Charles  and  BENITEZ GARCIA, Maria del Carmen. Rapidly progressive renal failure due to anti-glomerular basement membrane disease. Rev cubana med [online]. 2005, vol.44, n.5-6, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-302X.

A case of an 18-year-old patient who was diagnosed a rapidly progressive renal failure as a result of a crescentic glomerulonephritis due to anti-glomerular basement membrane disease, was presented. The severity of the acute renal failure and the presence of 100 % of crescents in the histological study obtained by kidney biopsy were elements of poor prognosis in the recovery of the renal function. The assessment of the risks and benefits to continue with immunosuppressive therapy should be conveniently considered.

Keywords : Acute renal failure; rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.

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