2024 – General Nephrology – Glomerulonephritis

FALSE POSITIVE ANTI-GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE ANTIBODY IN A PATIENT PRESENTING WITH MENINGOENCEPHALITIS Dr AISHA YASEEN1, Dr ANGELA MAKRIS1,2,3, Dr BEATA ZAHOROWSKA1 1Department of Renal Medicine, Liverpool Hospital, , Australia, 2Western Sydney University, , Australia, 3University of New South Wales, ,...

PARTIAL RENAL RECOVERY IN AN ADULT PATIENT WITH C3 GLOMERULONEPHRITIS TREATED WITH MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL AND PREDNISOLONE Dr Sivasaaini Sivakumaran1, Dr Amandie  Abeynayake1, Miss Emerald Maddy3, Dr Thin Han2, Dr Zaw Thet1,2,4,5 1Department Of Medicine, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service,...

INCIDENCE AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES OF LUPUS NEPHRITIS IN FIJI DR VISHAL KUMAR1, SABIHA KHAN2, DR YOGESHNI CHANDRA3, Dr ANIS TA’EED1 1Department of Internal Medicine, Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva, Fiji, 2School of Public Health and Primary Care, Fiji National University,...

OBINUTUZUMAB FOR TREATMENT-RESISTANT MEMBRANOUS NEPHROPATHY: A SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE Dr Krita Sridharan1,2, Basu Gopal2,3, Scott Wilson2,3, Alan  Pham2, Holly Hutton2 1St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 2The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 3Monash University Central Clinical School, Melbourne, Australia Background: Membranous nephropathy...

A PAIN IN THE GUT: IGA VASCULITIS WITH BOWEL INVOLVEMENT Dr FELICITY SARTAIN1, Dr  SHAUN CHANDLER2,3, Dr  PRIANKA PURI2,3, DR KIRSTEN HEPBURN2 1Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Australia, 2Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston, Australia, 3University of Queensland , St Lucia, Australia...

DEVELOPMENT OF MEMBRANOUS NEPHROPATHY AFTER TREATMENT FOR ANCA-POSITIVE VASCULITIS – A CASE SERIES Dr Rhea Navani1, Dr Jocelyn Shan1, Dr Irene Ruderman1 1Department of Nephrology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia Background: Development of membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN) after treatment of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic...

PICKING A HOLE IN THE NOSE: NASOPALATAL OSTEOMYELITIS IN ANCA-VASCULITIS Dr Tracy Li1,4, Dr Andrea Huang1,6, Dr Jonathan Li2, A/Prof Leonardo Santos3,4,5, Dr  Jeffrey Wong1,4, Dr  Jun Mai1,4, Prof Angela Makris1,4,5, Dr Daniela Potter1,4,5 1Department of Nephrology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney,...

FOCAL AND SEGMENTAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS AFTER ALEMTUZUMAB TREATMENT FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN A PATIENT WITH LOW RESTING CD4+CD25+CD127lo T REGULATORY CELLS Dr Tracy Li1,4, Dr Verma Nirupama5, Dr Jim Yong3, Dr  Andrew Lam5, Dr  Christopher Chui5, Dr Ranje Al-Atiyah5, Dr Kasim...

AN AUSTRALIAN RURAL CASE STUDY OF OVERLAP SYNDROME BETWEEN ATYPICAL ANTI-GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE DISEASE AND MEMBRANOUS NEPHROPATHY Dr Joshua Lee1,2, Dr Jacqueline Cheung3, Dr Mani Panat1 1Tamworth Base Hospital, Tamworth, Australia, 2University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia, 3John Hunter Hospital, New...

STRUCK BY KIDNEY DISEASE Miss Stephanie Lam1, A/Prof Rajesh Raj1 1Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Australia Background: Due to a relative lack of symptoms, patients with kidney disease often go many years before a diagnosis is made. We present a young man...