Successful hemodialysis withdrawal with glucocorticoid treatment after achieving infection control in a case of crescentic IgA-dominant staphylococcus-associated glomerulonephritis
Yuto Nishiyama, Mimiko Matsumura, Yukiko Yasui, Nozomi Omizo, Takahiro Saito, Miho Kawashima, Nayuta Seto, Yuichiro Nagase, Shinichiro Morioka, Daisuke Katagiri, Hideki Takano · 2026
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Nishiyama and co-authors present a case report, published in 2026, about a kidney disease tied to a staph infection. In this disease, the infection sparks inflammation in the kidney's filters, and the kidneys can fail fast. It mostly strikes older adults. Doctors disagree on whether drugs that suppress the immune system help, since they could also feed the infection. The patient was a 70-year-old woman.
She had staph bacteria in her blood, an infected hip joint, and pus pockets in a deep hip muscle. Antibiotics aimed at the germ controlled the infection first. Her kidneys then worsened, and she needed dialysis. Once the infection was under control, doctors added steroid treatment. Her kidneys recovered enough for dialysis to stop. The case suggests a sequence worth testing in others: clear the infection, then calm the immune attack.
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| CREATOR | Yuto Nishiyama, Mimiko Matsumura, Yukiko Yasui, Nozomi Omizo, Takahiro Saito, Miho Kawashima, Nayuta Seto, Yuichiro Nagase, Shinichiro Morioka, Daisuke Katagiri, Hideki Takano |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |