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Pediatric Nephrology
Published in: Pediatric Nephrology 5/2008

01-05-2008 | Brief Report

Cryptococcosis associated with crescentic glomerulonephritis

Authors: Marta Suárez-Rivera, Rania A. Abadeer, Marylee M. Kott, Michael C. Braun

Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 5/2008

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Abstract

Crescentic glomerulonephritis (CGN) is an uncommon form of renal injury in childhood. Whereas many infectious processes are known to be linked to CGN, fungal infections typically are not. This report describes an 11-year-old girl who presented with CGN, cutaneous anergy, and cryptococcal mediastinitis. Whereas cryptococcal disease in children is usually associated with immunodeficiency (inherited or acquired), extensive immunologic evaluation of the patient was notable only for relative CD4 lymphopenia with normal CD4/CD8 ratios. Testing for human immunodeficiency virus was negative. Clinical and diagnostic studies are presented, along with a review of the literature regarding glomerular disease and cryptococcal infections.
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Metadata
Title
Cryptococcosis associated with crescentic glomerulonephritis
Authors
Marta Suárez-Rivera
Rania A. Abadeer
Marylee M. Kott
Michael C. Braun
Publication date
01-05-2008
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Pediatric Nephrology / Issue 5/2008
Print ISSN: 0931-041X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-198X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-007-0732-7

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