Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
CASE REPORTS
Acute Glomerulonephritis in an Immunocompetent Elderly Woman after Contact with a Child who Had Been Diagnosed as Erythema Infectiosum
Seiji KishiSatoshi YamadaFumi KishiEriko ShibataMotokazu MatsuuraKojiro NagaiAkira MimaHideharu AbeToshio Doi
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2012 Volume 51 Issue 16 Pages 2197-2201

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The prevalence of postinfectious glomerulonephritis has decreased in most developed countries. We report the case of a previously healthy, immunocompetent 65-year-old woman who developed acute glomerulonephritis associated with human parvovirus B19 infection. She was referred by her primary care physician for suspected congestive heart failure but she had an elevated creatinine level and an abnormal urinalysis. Renal biopsy showed diffuse endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis. After biopsy, we learned that she had been in frequent contact with her grandson who had been diagnosed with erythema infectiosum. Her human parvovirus B19 serum IgM titer was elevated at 3.50, indicating current infection.

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