Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis associated with hepatitis C virus infection.
Glomerular disease often accompanies a wide variety of liver diseases, including acute or chronic hepatitis. A striking association between hepatitis B virus and glomerulonephritis particularly membranous glomerulonephritis has been reported by various authors. It is not surprising, therefore, that hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been recently associated with the development of various types of glomerulonephritis. The principal type of glomerulonephritis associated with HCV infection is either cryoglobulinemic or non-cryoglobulinemic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. However, other types of glomerular lesions were seen in the clinical course of HCV infection. We report a rare case of a 20-year-old woman who developed rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) during the course of the active HCV infection. Whether this case represents a true association or a coincidental association is not known.
Usalan
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Division of Nephrology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Erdem
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Altun
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Nar
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Yasavul
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Turgan
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C
Cağlar
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans