Lam C, Imundo L, Hirsch D, Yu Z, D'Agati V
Department of Pathology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 630 West 168 Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Pediatr Nephrol. 1999 Nov;13(9):850-3. doi: 10.1007/s004670050714.
The development of glomerulonephritis as a complication of neonatal lupus or congenital toxoplasmosis is extremely rare. We report a case of membranous glomerulonephritis occurring in a neonate with toxoplasmosis and atypical congenital lupus, including high-titer antinuclear antibodies and hypocomplementemia. This case illustrates that glomerulonephritis in the neonate may be induced by passively transferred maternal antibodies.