title: Chronic myeloid leukemia in a child with IgA nephropathy.
abstract: We report an 11 year old boy with IgA nephropathy developing chronic myeloid leukemia on follow-up. This association suggests that a B cell defect might be involved in the pathogenesis of these two conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Mehta Children's Hospitals, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Amish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Udani
authors.forename: Mahalingam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vijayakumar
authors.forename: Nageswaran
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prahlad
authors.forename: Sudha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ekambaram
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male