Fatal proliferative glomerulonephritis in lepromatous leprosy
Bedi, T.R.; Kaur, S.; Singhal, P.C.; Kumar, B.; Banerjee, C.K.
Leprosy in India 49(4): 500-503
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0024-1024 PMID: 604658 Document Number: 122448
A patient of lepromatous leprosy with recurrent erythema nodosum leprosum developing acute renal failure proving fatal within 8 weeks is reported. The renal lesion demonstrated acute proliferative glomerulonephritis. Its pathogenesis in relation to ENL is discussed.
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