A report of three cases of patients with tubulointerstitial nephritis with IgM-positive plasma cells, treatment, and serum-IgM as a sensitive marker for relapse

A report of three cases of patients with tubulointerstitial nephritis with IgM-positive plasma cells, treatment, and serum-IgM as a sensitive marker for relapse

Abstract Background Tubulointerstitial nephritis with IgM-positive plasma cells (IgMPC-TIN) is a newer disease about which there are many unclear points. Glucocorticoid therapy is effective in many cases of IgMPC-TIN; however, relapse during glucocorticoid tapering has been reported. Relapse and its...

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Main Authors: Ryota Akagi, Akira Ishii, Keiichi Kaneko, Naoya Kondo, Hideki Yokoi, Takeshi Matsubara, Sachiko Minamiguchi, Yoshihiko Kanno, Motoko Yanagita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Tubulointerstitial nephritis with IgM-positive plasma cells
Relapse
Serum IgM
Distal renal tubular acidosis (d-RTA)
Fanconi syndrome
Sjögren syndrome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-023-03253-8

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