Nephrotic “full-house” glomerulonephritis successfully treated with antibiotics alone in secondary syphilis: a case report
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A Japanese female in her twenties developed general edema with heavy proteinuria, and was referred to our hospital. She exhibited the common clinical manifestation of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome with massive proteinuria (20.37 g/day), hypoalbuminemia (1.8 g/dL), and hypercholesterolemia (300 mg/dL). Routine admission tests were positive results for both the rapid plasma reagin latex agglutination test for syphilis (RPR) and the Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay (TPHA). As such, we made her a diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome due to secondary syphilis. Renal biopsy revealed “full-house” nephropathy. Following the commencement of penicillin treatment, she developed skin rash, indicating the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (JHR). Her nephrotic syndrome responded rapidly and she achieved complete remission with antibiotic therapy alone after 4 weeks. In light of the increasing incidence of syphilis in Japan, clinicians should consider syphilis as a reversible cause of nephrotic syndrome.
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