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Case Reports
. 2012 May-Jun;18(3):214-6.
doi: 10.4103/1319-3767.96463.

Hepatic-associated immunoglobulin-A nephropathy in a child with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension

Sharifa A Alghamdi  1 , Omar I Saadah, Nesreen Almatury, Jaudah Al-Maghrabi
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Hepatic-associated immunoglobulin-A nephropathy in a child with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension

Sharifa A Alghamdi et al. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2012 May-Jun.

Abstract

Hepatic-associated immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy is a relatively common condition that occurs in adults with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. However, it is rare in children. This condition is characterized by the deposition of IgA in the renal glomeruli. The present report describes a 14-year-old boy with cryptogenic liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension who presented with hematuria and proteinuria associated with histological changes of IgA nephropathy.

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Section from the kidney biopsy shows two glomeruli, revealing endocapillary proliferation with obliteration of the capillary lumina and lobular accentuation giving a membranoproliferative pattern (hematoxylin and eosin, ×200)
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