Mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with retinitis pigmentosa

Br J Ophthalmol. 1988 Mar;72(3):210-1. doi: 10.1136/bjo.72.3.210.

Abstract

Two patients with retinitis pigmentosa and glomerulonephritis are described. The patients were unrelated and had identical renal lesions, mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis. This may not be a chance association, and simple dip-stick urine analysis in patients with primary retinal degenerations may lead to earlier identification of renal disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Glomerulonephritis / complications*
  • Glomerulonephritis / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Proteinuria / diagnosis
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa / complications*
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa / urine