Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis Associated with Brucellosis: A Case Report

Senturk BG, Tuncay Dagel, Sidar Copur and Suda Tekin

Department of Medicine, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

^*Correspondance to: Begum Guler Senturk 

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Abstract:

Crescentic glomerulonephritis is a nephrological emergency that may be associated with immune complexes, various types of vasculitis, anti-GBM disease and many infections however only a limited number of cases with Brucellosis-associated RPGN have been demonstrated despite it being one of the most common zoonotic infections. We report a case of Brucellosis-associated
RPGN in an elderly male and challenges in management. A 67-year-old male patient presented to clinic with weight loss, progressive renal failure, shivering and fatigue; his urinalysis revealed hematuria. Common etiologies were investigated without determination of any possible source leading to further investigation of rare infectious causes. Patient was diagnosed with Brucellosis following positive Rose-Bengal and Wright agglutination tests and prescribed with doxycycline and rifampicin.

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Cite the Article:

Senturk BG, Dagel T, Copur S, Tekin S. Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis Associated with Brucellosis: A Case Report. Clin Case Rep Int. 2021; 5:1218..