Case Report

Discontinuation of Hemodialysis in a Patient with Anti-GBM Disease by the Treatment with Corticosteroids and Plasmapheresis despite Several Predictors for Dialysis-Dependence

Table 1

The immunofluorescent findings of 1st and 2nd kidney biopsies.

IgAIgGIgM C1qC3κλIgG1IgG2IgG3IgG4

1st
2nd

: light chain ; : light chain λ; −: negative; ±: faint staining; +: weak staining in a linear pattern; ++: strong staining in a linear pattern. The tubular basement membrane was negative for all immunoreactants examined.