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Crescentic Glomerulonephritis Due to Enterococcal Endocarditis.

J Pers Med

July 2023

Unit of Nephropathology and Electron Microscopy, Department of Pathology and Cytology, Dubrava University Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Zegreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.

Glomerulonephritis following an enterococcal endocarditis is an extremely rare and life-threatening condition. We present the case of a 71-year-old patient with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis following enterococcal endocarditis after surgical replacement of the aortic valve. The combination of antibiotic therapy, corticosteroid therapy and haemodialysis led to an improvement in renal function; however, the severity of cardiac deterioration resulted in a fatal outcome.

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The tissue distribution of 14C-labeled ochratoxin A was studied in mouse using whole-body autoradiography. The distribution was followed for 18 days after one single intravenous injection of 5 microCi/animal, corresponding to 160-230 ng toxin/g body weight. Very long persistence of 14C-ochratoxin A in the circulation was noticed and the toxin was detected in the blood even after 18 days when the experiment was finished.

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