Hypocomplementemic glomerulonephritis associated with chronic infective endocarditis in a young patient with undiagnosed congenital heart disease
Infective endocarditis is a potentially fatal condition, especially when kidney damage occurs. Acute kidney injury may occur in 2 out of 3 patients with infective endocarditis, which must be adequately identified for optimal treatment.
Authors
- Ana Lilia Peralta-Amaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6735-0070)
- Leslie Moranchel-García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0327-5072)
- Luis Rodrigo Bañuelos-García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2726-8608)
- Jaime Enrique Hernández-Utrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0644-9277)
- Abihai Lucas Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9099-3936)
- Adriana Elizabeth Vázquez-Hernández
- Carlos Antonio Villegas-Chávez
Institutions
- Mexican Social Security Institute (MX)
- Centro Médico Nacional La Raza (MX)
- Clínica Diagonal (ES)
- Hospital de Especialidades (MX)
- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología (MX)
- Fundar (MX)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Oxford Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omae204
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35