Nephrotic syndrome secondary to membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis due to Sjögren"(TM)s syndrome

  • Martha Patricia Rodriguez Sánchez Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia)
  • María José Vargas Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia)
  • Kateir Mariel Contreras Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia)
  • Jhonatan Toro Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia)
  • Paola Karina García Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia)
  • Camilo Alberto González Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2017.967

Abstract

Sjögren"(TM)s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease primary or secondary to other immunological disorders. The prevalence is 0.05-0.23%, male:female ratio 1:9, age group 52-72 years. Renal involvement in primary SS can lead to glomerular and/or tubular involvement.

The case of a 56-year-old man previously healthy that presented nephrotic syndrome in the context of a membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) and was diagnosed with SS with glomerular involvement is reported, and a literature review was performed

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Author Biography

Martha Patricia Rodriguez Sánchez, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia)

Internista - Nefróloga. Profesora asistente del departamento de Medicina Interna de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana y del Hospital universitario San Ignacio y soy la Jefe del servicio de Nefrologia de la Clínica Marly.

Published
2017-10-30
How to Cite
Rodriguez Sánchez, M. P., Vargas, M. J., Contreras, K. M., Toro, J., García, P. K., & González, C. A. (2017). Nephrotic syndrome secondary to membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis due to Sjögren"(TM)s syndrome. Acta Medica Colombiana, 42(2). https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2017.967
Issue
Vol. 42 No. 2 (2017)
Section
Case Reports

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