Recurrent Hemorrhagic Nephritis with Exacerbation Related to Influenza A

Case Studies1 May 1965Recurrent Hemorrhagic Nephritis with Exacerbation Related to Influenza AEDWARD A. ALEXANDER, M.D.EDWARD A. ALEXANDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-62-5-1022 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRecurrent hemorrhagic nephritis, although as yet incompletely defined, seems to be a distinct clinical entity. The occurrence of repeated attacks of gross hematuria, the persistence of microscopic hematuria between attacks, and the lack of development of azotemia and hypertension characterize the usual course of the disease. Persistent proteinuria is an inconstant finding. The etiology is unknown; clinical impressions have implicated viral infection, but documentation is scanty (1, 2). The following is a case of recurrent hemorrhagic nephritis with an exacerbation related to infection with influenza A.CASE REPORTAn 18-year-old white male was perfectly well until January, 1963, when he...References1. ROSS JH: Recurrent focal nephritis. Quart. J. Med. 29: 391, 1960. Google Scholar2. WILSON C: The natural history of nephritis, in Renal Disease, edited by BLACK, D. A. K., F. A. Davis Co., Philadelphia, 1962, p. 208. Google Scholar3. KASSIRERSCHWARTZ JPWB: Acute glomerulonephritis. New Eng. J. Med. 265: 686, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SEEGALLYTTLELOEBJOSTDAVIS DJDENELG: On the exacerbation in chronic glomerulonephritis. J. Clin. Invest. 19: 569, 1940. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. WILSON C: Personal communication. Google Scholar6. BATESJENNINGSEARLE RCRBDP: Acute nephritis unrelated to a group A hemolytic streptococcus infection. Report of ten cases. Amer. J. Med. 23: 510, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. RELMAN AS: Clinical aspects of chronic glomerulonephritis, in Diseases of the Kidney, edited by STRAUSS, M. B., and WELT, L. G. Little Brown and Co., Boston, 1963, p. 326. Google Scholar8. SCHMIDTRAMMELKAMP WCCH: Etiology and pathogenesis of glomerulonephritis. Advances Intern. Med. 9: 181, 1958. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. WEINSTEINTSAO LCC: Effect of types of treatment on development of antistreptolysin in patients with Scarlet fever. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 63: 449, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. JOEKES AM: Discussion following focal glomerulonephritis, in Renal Biopsy, Ciba Foundation Symposium. Little Brown and Co., Boston, 1961, p. 216. Google Scholar11. HAMBURGER J: Discussion following focal glomerulonephritis. Ibid., p. 216. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Tacoma, WashingtonFrom Madigan General Hospital, Tacoma, Wash. (Study done while author was a Captain, U. S. Army Medical Corps.)Requests for reprints should be addressed to Edward A. Alexander, M.D., 15 Egmont St., Brookline, Mass. 02146. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byRespiratory viral infections and renal diseaseIMMUNE-COMPLEX RENAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING VIRAL RESPIRATORY INFECTIONSEpidemics of haemorrhagic cystitis due to influenza A virusInfluenza Virus Infection Complicated by Severe Renal Failure"Benign" Hematuria with Focal Glomerulitis in AdultsELIZABETH D. LABOVITZ, M.D., STEVEN R. STEINMULLER, M.D., LEE W. HENDERSON, M.D., DONNA K. McCURDY, M.D., MARTIN GOLDBERG, M.D.Viruses and the KidneyViruses and kidney diseaseEnvironment and the Kidney 1 May 1965Volume 62, Issue 5Page: 1022-1025KeywordsEtiologyHypertensionNephritisProteinuriaStreptococcal infections ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1965 PDF downloadLoading ...