title: IgA nephropathy in a patient with ulcerative colitis, Graves' disease and positive myeloperoxidase ANCA.
abstract: We report a case of a 38-year old woman with a history of ulcerative colitis and Graves' disease who presented with pyoderma gangrenosum, microscopic hematuria, proteinuria, and positive myeloperoxidase ANCA. A renal biopsy revealed a focal proliferative glomerulonephritis with IgA deposits. All these manifestations are likely secondary to ulcerative colitis or to a common pathogenetic mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: Wanwarat
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ananthapanyasut
authors.forename: Vito M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Campese
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / Q000032:analysis*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000209:etiology*; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D009195:Peroxidase