title: Hepatitis C as a potential cause of IgA nephropathy.
abstract: This is a case report of a 16-year-old boy presenting with a history of oliguria and anasarca. Workup revealed marked proteinuria to the tune of 8 g/day. He was subsequently found to be hepatitis C positive. Genotype was hepatitis C virus type 6. Renal biopsy revealed mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis with IgA deposits consistent with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Initiation of oral ribavirin and pegylated interferon caused a marked reduction in proteinuria after 8 weeks of treatment. It was postulated that hepatitis C manifested as IgAN. This case report thus sheds light on the possibility of an association between hepatitis C and IgAN.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Advanced Medicare and Research Institute, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majumdar
keywords: Hepatitis C; IgA nephropathy; renal biopsy