Question

Difficulty: MediumNephrology

Which specific glomerular disease diagnosis best corresponds to each of the following patient clinical scenarios?

  • A 2424-year-old man develops gross hematuria 4848 hours after the onset of viral pharyngitis. Serum C3 and C4 are normal.IgA nephropathy
  • A 1010-year-old boy has periorbital edema and dark urine 33 weeks after an episode of impetigo. Serum C3 is low.Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
  • A 4545-year-old man presents with hemoptysis and oliguria. Urinalysis shows RBC casts. Anti-GBM testing is positive.Goodpasture syndrome
  • A 5555-year-old man with chronic hepatitis B presents with lower extremity edema and a 2424-hour urine protein of 5.55.5 g.Membranous nephropathy
  • A 66-year-old boy presents with sudden-onset anasarca. Urinalysis shows 4+4+ proteinuria and 00 RBCs per high-power field.Minimal change disease

Answer

The synpharyngitic hematuria pairs with IgA nephropathy; the post-impetigo nephritic syndrome pairs with Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis; the pulmonary-renal syndrome pairs with Goodpasture syndrome; the hepatitis B-associated nephrotic syndrome pairs with Membranous nephropathy; and the childhood pure nephrotic syndrome pairs with Minimal change disease.
Accurate diagnosis of glomerular diseases requires synthesizing patient age, timing of symptom onset relative to triggers, presence of nephritic versus nephrotic syndrome, and specific serologic markers such as complement levels or autoantibodies.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the patient age and timeline of symptom onset relative to triggering infections.
Identifies synpharyngitic presentation for IgA nephropathy versus a delayed post-infectious timeline.
Timing is a key discriminator for nephritic syndromes.
2
Evaluate laboratory data, specifically proteinuria levels and serum complement.
Categorizes the presentations into nephritic (hematuria, RBC casts) versus nephrotic (protein >3.5>3.5 g/day) and identifies C3 consumption.
Complement levels differentiate immune-complex mediated glomerulonephritides.
3
Correlate specific systemic symptoms and comorbidities with renal manifestations.
Hemoptysis points to pulmonary-renal syndromes; hepatitis B points to specific secondary nephropathies.
Systemic clues are essential for diagnosing secondary causes of glomerular disease.

Key Concept

Clinical presentation and diagnosis of primary and secondary glomerular diseases
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