2017
DOI: 10.5262/tndt.2017.1003.16
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Unusual Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis in a 19-Month-Old Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Abstract: Fibrillary glomerulonephritis (FG) is an immune-mediated type of glomerulonephritis characterized by Congo red-negative fibrillary electron-dense deposits. The incidence of FG is less than 1% in adults and it is very rare in children. We herein present a case of FG in a child with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS). Nephrotic syndrome was diagnosed in a 19-month-old male patient based on the presence of periorbital edema and nephrotic-range proteinuria. Renal biopsy was performed because of the lack o… Show more

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