RECURRENT FOCAL GLOMERULITIS: A CASE REPORT WITH RENAL BIOPSY
Authors: L D HARRIS, J H McNEIL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Case Reports1 September 1958RECURRENT FOCAL GLOMERULITIS: A CASE REPORT WITH RENAL BIOPSYL. D. HARRIS, M.D., J. H. MCNEIL, M.D.L. D. HARRIS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, J. H. MCNEIL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-3-679 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFocal glomerulitis has been a recognized clinical entity since 1914, when it was described by Volhard and Fahr.1 However, the clinical history and urinary findings may be indistinguishable from acute glomerulonephritis, with which it is often confused.2 This presentation includes a case with the classic clinical, laboratory and pathologic findings of focal glomerulitis, which was diagnosed on four separate occasions in different institutions as glomerulonephritis. This is the first case to the authors' knowledge which has been studied by renal biopsy.CASE REPORTA 28 year old white male farmer was admitted to the hospital on June 2, 1956, with...Bibliography1. VolhardFahr FT: Die Brightsche Nierenkrankheit, 1914, Springer Verlag, Berlin, as quoted by Fishberg. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. PayneIllingworth WWRS: Acute nephritis in childhood, with special reference to the diagnosis of acute nephritis, Quart. J. Med. 9: 37, 1940. Google Scholar3. SeegleEarle DDP: A consideration of certain biological differences between glomerulonephritis and rheumatic fever, Am. J. M. Sc. 201: 528, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Rammelkamp CH: Prevention of acute nephritis, Ann. Int. Med. 43: 511-517, 1955. LinkGoogle Scholar5. EarleSeegal DPD: Natural history of glomerulonephritis, J. Chron. Dis. 5: 3, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. StetsonRammelkampKrauseCohenPerry CHCHRMRJWD: Epidemic acute nephritis. Studies on etiology, natural history and prevention, Medicine 34: 431, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Fishberg AM: Hypertension and nephritis, 1954, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 654. Google Scholar8. Allen AC: The kidney, 1951, Grune and Stratton, Inc., New York, p. 162. Google Scholar9. Stevens FA: Allergenic reactions in sites recurrently infected with hemolytic streptococci, Am. J. Med. 20: 185, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. Schreiner GE: The differential diagnosis of acute and chronic glomerulonephritis, J. Chron. Dis. 5: 45, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. PollackKarkPiraniSoothillMuehrcke VERMCLJFRC: The significance and potential value of renal biopsy in Bright's disease, J. Chron. Dis. 5: 67, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication February 26, 1957.From the Veterans Administration Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, and the Department of Medicine, Medical College, Birmingham, Alabama.Requests for reprints should be addressed to L. D. Harris, M.D., Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 September 1958Volume 49, Issue 3Page: 679-684KeywordsAllergy and immunologyBacterial pathogensBiopsyEdemaGlomerulonephritisHospital medicinePathogenesisTestesUreaUrinary tract infections ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...