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HOSHINO Junichi
Department School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine Position Professor and Division head |
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| Article types | Original article |
| Language | English |
| Peer review | Non peer reviewed |
| Title | Syphilis-associated membranous nephropathy successfully treated with amoxicillin. |
| Journal | Formal name：Clinical nephrology Abbreviation：Clin Nephrol ISSN code：03010430/03010430 |
| Domestic / Foregin | Foregin |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 96(5),pp.297-301 |
| Author and coauthor | Hazue Ryo, Ueno Toshiharu, Nozaki Hiroyuki, Kinowaki Keiichi, Ohashi Kenichi, Hoshino Junichi, Sawa Naoki, Ubara Yoshifumi |
| Publication date | 2021/11 |
| Summary | A 33-year-old Japanese man with no significant past medical history was admitted to our hospital for evaluation of weight gain and pitting edema. A laboratory test confirmed nephrotic-range proteinuria. Renal biopsy showed subepithelial deposits, and membranous nephropathy (MN) was diagnosed. Closer examination clarified an active syphilis infection. After renal biopsy, we prescribed amoxicillin for 8 weeks to treat the syphilis infection. Three weeks later, the patient's proteinuria dramatically decreased. This case is of interest because syphilis can become a cause of acute-onset MN in younger adults, and the incidence of syphilis is increasing in Japan. . |
| DOI | 10.5414/CN110586 |
| PMID | 34448699 |