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. 1995 Mar;71(833):175–178. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.71.833.175

Crescentic glomerulonephritis and eosinophilic interstitial infiltrates in a patient with hypereosinophilic syndrome.

P Richardson 1, G Dickinson 1, S Nash 1, L Hoffman 1, R Steingart 1, M Germain 1
PMCID: PMC2398187  PMID: 7746781

Abstract

Crescentic glomerulonephritis with immune complex deposition and acute eosinophilic interstitial nephritis developed in a patient with the hypereosinophilic syndrome. Acute renal failure ensued but was rapidly reversed by high-dose oral prednisone. Confounding factors and unusual findings are described with a review of recent literature. This mode of presentation has not previously been reported.

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