Background: Immune responses to vaccination are a known trigger for a new onset of glomerular disease or disease flare in susceptible individuals. Mass immunization against SARS-CoV-2 in the COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to study vaccination-associated autoimmune kidney diseases. In the recent literature, there are several patient reports demonstrating a temporal association of SARS-CoV-2 immunization and kidney diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatient: Female, 21 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney Disease complicated by pyelonephritis Symptoms: Left flank pain (CVAT) • dysuria • fever
Medication: Levofloxacin Clinical Procedure: Dimercaptosuccinic acid scan • voiding cystouretrogram Specialty: Nephrology.
Objective: Rare disease.
Background: Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) is a renal dysplasia characterized by the presence of multiple cysts that are non-communicating, separated by dysplastic parenchyma that consumes the renal cortex resulting in a nonfunctional kidney.
Patient: Female, 22 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Pneumococcal meningitis Symptoms: Fever • headache • neck stiffness • nuchal rigidity • photophobia
Medication: Ceftriaxone Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Neurology.
Objective: Rare disease.
Background: Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a primary immunodeficiency associated with hypogammaglobulinemia and other various clinical manifestations.
Unlabelled: Patient Male, 32 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Dural arterio-venous fistula Symptoms: Eye redness • post-trauma headache • tinnitus
Medication: - Clinical Procedure: Fistula embolization Specialty: Neurology.
Objective: Mistake in diagnosis.
Background: A dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF), is an abnormal direct connection (fistula) between a meningeal artery and a meningeal vein or dural venous sinus.