C1q nephropathy in an old woman with acute renal failure: a case report and literature review

Reports on the clinical entity of C1q nephropathy have focused on older children and young adult, data on old people are rare. In this report, we would introduce a 77-year-old woman who was diagnosed as C1q nephropathy by means of electron microscopic and immunofluorescence examination. Facial and lower extremity edema was the main reason for her to go for medical treatment, and she developed into acute renal failure within 5?d. Complete remission was observed after hemodialysis and steroid drugs treatments.