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Hepatic-Associated Immunoglobulin-A Nephropathy in a Child with Liver Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension |
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| Authors: | Sharifa A. Alghamdi Omar I. Saadah Nesreen Almatury Jaudah Al-Maghrabi |
| Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;1Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;2Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Abstract: | Hepatic-associated immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy is a relatively common condition that occurs in adults with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. However, it is rare in children. This condition is characterized by the deposition of IgA in the renal glomeruli. The present report describes a 14-year-old boy with cryptogenic liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension who presented with hematuria and proteinuria associated with histological changes of IgA nephropathy. |
| Keywords: | Child cirrhosis hematuria IgA nephropathy portal hypertension Saudi Arabia |