scholarly journals Good pasture’s syndrome diagnosed in postpartum period: acute kidney injury severe enough to warrant renal transplant

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 93-96
Author(s):  
Snigdha Rao Veeramalla ◽  
Aashima Arora ◽  
Geetika Thakur ◽  
Raja Ramachandran ◽  
Shiv Soni

Objective: Goodpasture's syndrome (GPS) is the association of pulmonary haemorrhage with acute kidney injury (AKI) resulting from injury by auto-antibodies. Its de novo occurrence in pregnancy is extremely rare with only few cases reported. High risk of mortality and lack of consensus in treatment warrants its reporting. Case report: A 24 year old primigravida, with no history suggestive of renal disease, presented to us in her third trimester with anuria. She was initially managed as sepsis or preeclampsia related AKI. However, even after delivery there was no improvement in kidney function with hemodialysis and she developed hemoptysis. Renal biopsy made a diagnosis of Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane disease. With careful multi-disciplinary treatment, she delivered a live born baby and was discharged under stable condition on hemodialysis, currently awaiting a kidney transplant. Conclusion: This case highlights that the current management for GPS should be revised to improve the outcome of AKI. Also, it determines how important it is for obstetricians to consider whether a pregnancy should be terminated to improve the outcome of AKI in pregnant patients with GPS

Author(s):  
Vineet Mishra ◽  
Bhumika Vyas ◽  
Priyankur Roy ◽  
Shaheen Hokabaj ◽  
Khushali Gandhi ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 1085-1086
Author(s):  
Eric Kerns ◽  
Aviya Lanis ◽  
Nwamaka Onwugbenu ◽  
Ghada Bourjeily

2019 ◽  
pp. 81-85
Author(s):  
Se Hyun Oh ◽  
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Hui Dong Kang ◽  
Sang Ku Jung ◽  
Sangchun Choi ◽  
...  

Decompression sickness is a disease caused by abrupt pressure change and presents various symptoms. To date, acute kidney injury associated with decompression sickness has been reported frequently, but there is no report of hepatic infarction associated with decompression sickness. We report a case of acute kidney injury and acute hepatic infarction treated with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy and dialysis in a patient with severe decompression sickness after work diving.


Nephron ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Linlin Huang ◽  
Ting Shi ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Xiaozhong Li

This is a case report of a girl with glutaric acidemia type I (GA-I) who experienced rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury (AKI). Her first acute metabolic crisis occurred at the age of 5 months, which mainly manifested as irritable crying, poor appetite, and hyperlactatemia. Mutation analysis showed 2 pathogenic mutations in the glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase (GCDH) gene, which were c.383G>A (p.R128Q) and c.873delC (p.N291Kfs*41), the latter of which is a novel frameshift mutation of GA-I. She had a febrile illness at the age of 12 months, followed by AKI and severe rhabdomyolysis. Four days of continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) helped to overcome this acute decompensation. This case report describes a novel mutation in the GCDH gene, that is, c.873delC (p.N291Kfs*41). Also, it highlights the fact that patients with GA-I have a high risk of rhabdomyolysis and AKI, which may be induced by febrile diseases and hyperosmotic dehydration; CVVHDF can help to overcome this acute decompensation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2151
Author(s):  
Rita Pavasini ◽  
Matteo Tebaldi ◽  
Giulia Bugani ◽  
Elisabetta Tonet ◽  
Roberta Campana ◽  
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Whether contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) is only a bystander or a risk factor for mortality in older patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is not well understood. Data from FRASER (NCT02386124) and HULK (NCT03021044) studies have been analysed. All patients enrolled underwent coronary angiography. The occurrence of CA-AKI was defined based on KDIGO criteria. The primary outcome of the study was to test the relation between CA-AKI and 3-month mortality. Overall, 870 older ACS adults were included in the analysis (mean age 78 ± 5 years; 28% females). CA-AKI occurred in 136 (16%) patients. At 3 months, 13 (9.6%) patients with CA-AKI died as compared with 13 (1.8%) without it (p < 0.001). At multivariable analysis, CA-AKI emerged as independent predictor of 3-month mortality (HR 3.51, 95%CI 1.05–7.01). After 3 months, renal function returned to the baseline value in 78 (63%) with CA-AKI. Those without recovered renal function (n = 45, 37%) showed an increased risk of mortality as compared to recovered renal function and no CA-AKI subgroups (HR 2.01, 95%CI 1.55–2.59, p = 0.009 and HR 2.71, 95%CI 1.45–5.89, p < 0.001, respectively). In conclusion, CA-AKI occurs in a not negligible portion of older MI patients undergoing invasive strategy and it is associated with short-term mortality.


2021 ◽  
pp. 26-35
Author(s):  
Gabriele Donati ◽  
Maria Cappuccilli ◽  
Federica Di Filippo ◽  
Simone Nicoletti ◽  
Marco Ruggeri ◽  
...  

Oliguric acute kidney injury due to traumatic rhabdomyolysis can be potentially lethal if the proper medical therapy combined with extracorporeal detoxification is not performed. Different extracorporeal techniques are available to overcome this syndrome. Here, we report the first case of removal of myoglobin and successful recovery from acute kidney injury in an elderly septic patient using supra-hemodiafiltration with endogenous reinfusion technique (HFR-Supra) combined with the medical therapy.


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