Acute renal failure associated with acute non-fulminant hepatitis A: a case report and review of literature.
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.
Fan
Pei-Chun
PC
Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei 105, Taiwan.
Chen
Yung-Chang
YC
Tian
Ya-Chung
YC
Chang
Chih-Hsiang
CH
Fang
Ji-Tseng
JT
Yang
Chih-Wei
CW
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