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20446795

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an uncommon cause of cryoglobulinemia. Renal cryoglobulinemia has been rarely reported in the setting of chronic hepatitis B infection. We describe a case of chronic hepatitis B infection with cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis (Gn) and provide information about the treatment and the evolution over a 30-month follow-up. A 41-year-old woman with chronic hepatitis B infection developed nephrotic syndrome and acute renal failure; other investigations revealed type 2 cryoglobulinemia; HBV DNA was detected in the cryoprecipitate. Renal biopsy showed findings of cryoglobulinemic Gn. She was given lamivudine, corticosteroids, plasma exchange, and mycophenolate mofetil. The renal function improved, nephrotic syndrome remitted, and HBV DNA became undetectable; there was no compromise of the liver function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1525-6049
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
518-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis in chronic hepatitis B infection.
pubmed:affiliation
Nephrology Section, Hospital General de Elche, 03203 Elche, Spain. ricardoemilio@orange.es
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports