These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Secondary collapsing glomerulopathy associated with Loa loa filariasis.
    Author: Pakasa NM, Nseka NM, Nyimi LM.
    Journal: Am J Kidney Dis; 1997 Dec; 30(6):836-9. PubMed ID: 9398129.
    Abstract:
    This is the first case of nonprimary collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) associated with Loa loa filariasis. Loa loa micofilariae were detected on a blood smear after a patient presented with nephrotic syndrome (NS), microhematuria, and renal failure. The renal biopsy showed a collapsing glomerulopathy variant of FSGS. Microfilariae also were identified in renal microvasculature, including the afferent arterioles and the glomerular and peritubular capillaries.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]