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Temporal Clustering of Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Series

 

Authors Sebastian R, Arunachalam J, Rajendran M

Received 19 August 2021

Accepted for publication 20 October 2021

Published 1 November 2021 Volume 2021:14 Pages 393—398

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IJNRD.S333894

Checked for plagiarism Yes

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 2

Editor who approved publication: Professor Pravin Singhal

Abstract: Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease (anti-GBM) affects mainly kidneys and lungs. It requires aggressive immunosuppressive treatment. Since the emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), there has been an increased number of new cases of anti-GBM disease presenting as rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN). The causal relationship is still speculative. We report a case series of four patients affected with COVID-19 infection presenting later with anti-GBM disease.
Keywords: anti glomerular basement membrane disease, COVID-19, case series, plasmapheresis