title: Acute renal failure associated with acute non-fulminant hepatitis A: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Most of the cases of non-fulminant hepatitis A carry good renal and overall prognosis. Here we present a case of acute renal failure associated with acute non-fulminant hepatitis A, for which kidney biopsy showed interstitial nephritis and tubular necrosis. We also review the literature and possible pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei 105, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Pei-Chun
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Yung-Chang
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ya-Chung
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Chih-Hsiang
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Ji-Tseng
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Chih-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male