title: Grave's disease associated with immunoglobulin A nephropathy: A rare association.
abstract: Immunoglobulin A (Ig A) nephropathy is the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis. The association of Ig A nephropathy with Grave's disease has not been reported so far. We report a case of 20-year-old female with Grave's disease who presented with edema, facial puffiness, and decreased urine output. She was found to be hypertensive with renal failure and nephrotic range proteinuria. Renal biopsy revealed features of Ig A nephropathy. The patient was treated with oral corticosteroids (1 mg/kg/day). To our knowledge, this is the first case showing association of Grave's disease with Ig A nephropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hameed
keywords: Autoimmunity; grave's disease; immunoglobulin A nephropathy