Pneumococcal endoprosthetic pulmonary valve endocarditis with crescentic glomerulonephritis and acute renal failure.

Abstract

We describe a case of acute renal failure with crescentic glomerulonephritis, due to pneumococcal infective endocarditis on an endoprosthetic pulmonary valve. The patient's renal insufficiency subsequently improved following eradication of the microbe with antibiotics alone. Moreover, this is the first description of pneumococcal PVE leading to a crescentic glomerulonephritis.

• Authors: V Wong, J Adams, M I Jones, N Dutt, J B Dibble, S A Jayawardene
• Journal: Clinical nephrology (Clin Nephrol) Vol. 71 Issue 3 Pg. 318-20 (Mar 2009) ISSN: 0301-0430 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 19281744 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents

Topics

• Acute Kidney Injury (microbiology, therapy)
• Adult
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
• Endocarditis, Bacterial (complications, drug therapy)
• Female
• Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative (microbiology, therapy)
• Heart Valve Prosthesis
• Humans
• Pneumococcal Infections (complications, drug therapy)
• Pulmonary Valve (microbiology, surgery)
• Renal Dialysis