Type of publication:
Journal article
Author(s):
*Yuste C., *Rapalai M., *Pritchard B.A., *Jones T.J., Tucker B., *Ramakrishna S.B.
Citation:
Clinical Kidney Journal, April 2014, vol./is. 7/2(190-193), 2048-8505;2048-8513 (April 2014)
Abstract:
We present a case report of a 37-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis (MS) who developed nephrotic-range proteinuria secondary to membrano proliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN)-like disease with mesangial C3 deposition without evidence of immune-complex deposition in the context of long-term interferon-beta (IFN-beta) therapy. The complete remission of proteinuria following cessation of IFN-beta, strongly suggests causality. To our knowledge, this is the second case report of MPGN associated with IFN-beta use. This being the case, the negative immune screen, normal inflammatory markers and the absence of immune complex deposits would imply a different pathway to that previously suggested.
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