Recidiverende ascites som den første præsentation af membranøs glomerulonefritis

Translated title of the contribution: Primary membranous nephropathy presenting as relapsing ascites

Kristine Lindhard, Martin Egfjord, Otto Clemmesen

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Abstract

Ascites is common in patients with liver cirrhosis. It may present as a clinical manifestation in nephrotic syndrome in adults, typically with heart- or liver disease together with other oedema. We describe a 64-year-old male patient - with no liver or heart disease - with relapsing ascites and no other oedema, who was surprisingly diagnosed with primary membranous nephropathy (MN), and the autoantibody anti-PLA2R was positive. Through immunotherapy the ascites disappeared. Anti-PLA2R and anti-TSHD7A can be used in the diagnosis (primary/secondary MN) and may play a role in the treatment and prognosis.

Translated title of the contributionPrimary membranous nephropathy presenting as relapsing ascites
Original languageDanish
Article numberV12160922
JournalUgeskrift for Laeger
Volume179
Issue number30
Number of pages2
ISSN0041-5782
Publication statusPublished - 2017

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