Membranous glomerulonephritis in rheumatoid arthritis unrelated to gold, D-penicillamine or other connective tissue disease

L P Zarza; E N Sanchez; P A Acin; J M Ara; J G Baños

doi:10.1007/BF02230363

Membranous glomerulonephritis in rheumatoid arthritis unrelated to gold, D-penicillamine or other connective tissue disease

Clin Rheumatol. 1996 Jul;15(4):385-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02230363.

Authors

L P Zarza¹, E N Sanchez, P A Acin, J M Ara, J G Baños

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rheumatology, La Paz Hospital, Autónoma University of Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 8853174
DOI: 10.1007/BF02230363

Abstract

We report a 58-year-old woman with classical rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who developed a membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN). She had never been treated with gold or D-penicillamine; other connective tissue diseases as well as hepatitis B were excluded. We suggest that the responsible cause of MGN is RA.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antirheumatic Agents*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnosis
Female
Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / diagnosis
Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / etiology*
Gold*
Humans
Immunoglobulin G / immunology
Middle Aged
Penicillamine*

Substances

Antirheumatic Agents
Immunoglobulin G
Gold
Penicillamine