Case Report
Bartonella-Associated Endocarditis with Severe Active Crescentic Glomerulonephritis and Acute Renal Failure
Table 1
Results of laboratory investigations.
| | | Day of admission |
| | Proteinuria urine protein/creatinine ratio | 2.21 | | Hematuria (RBC per HPF) | 11–25 | | Creatinine (mg/dL) (normal: 0.8–1.0 mg/dL) | 7.81 | | eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 6 | | Albumin (g/L) (4.0–4.5 g/L) | 2.4 | | Complement factor 3 (g/l) (normal: 79–152) | 46 | | Complement factor 4 (g/l) (normal: 16–38) | 25 | | Anti-nuclear antibody (normal: less than 1 : 40) speckled pattern | 1 : 80 | | Anti-double stranded DNA | Negative | | Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) MPO | Negative | | ANCA PR 3 | Negative | | Anti-phospholipid antibodies (beta-2-microglobulin IgM and cardiolipin IgM) | Positive |
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