BACKGROUND Immunoglobulin A nephropathy(IgAN)is the most commonly encountered glomerular disease in Asian countries.It has a broad clinical presentation,and it is frequently associated with other conditions.Chronic li...BACKGROUND Immunoglobulin A nephropathy(IgAN)is the most commonly encountered glomerular disease in Asian countries.It has a broad clinical presentation,and it is frequently associated with other conditions.Chronic liver disease is well recognized as the leading cause of secondary IgAN.However,cases of IgAN associated with autoimmune hepatitis(AIH)have seldom been reported.CASE SUMMARY A 63-year-old Korean woman was admitted to Pusan National University Hospital for an evaluation of abdominal pain and elevated liver enzymes.Two weeks prior,she had presented to our hospital with proteinuria of approximately 1350 mg/d and hematuria and was diagnosed with IgAN.Autoimmune profiles were highly positive for antinuclear antibodies,and symptoms related to portal hypertension including ascites and peripheral edema were present.A diagnosis of AIH was made according to the simplified scoring system of the International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group.Despite immunosuppression with prednisolone and azathioprine,rapid deterioration of liver function led to end-stage liver disease.After a living-donor liver transplantation,liver function gradually improved,and she had maintained stable liver and kidney function at the six months follow-up.CONCLUSION Cases of secondary IgAN with chronic liver disease have been frequently reported in the literature but are rarely associated with AIH.We encountered an IgAN patient with concurrent progressive liver failure due to AIH.展开更多
Dear Editor,I am Dr.Jungyul Park from the Department of Ophthalmology,Pusan National University Hospital,Busan,Korea.I am writing to present a case of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis(EGPA)with central re...Dear Editor,I am Dr.Jungyul Park from the Department of Ophthalmology,Pusan National University Hospital,Busan,Korea.I am writing to present a case of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis(EGPA)with central retinal artery occlusion(CRAO).It provides important information about the relationship between ANCA and CRAO in a patient who was diagnosed with EGPA who had ophthalmic symptoms.We believe that our study makes a significant contribution to the literature because to our knowledge,the literature of EGPA with CRAO are rare worldwide and this is even the first case of EGPA with CRAO in Republic of Korea.展开更多
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文摘BACKGROUND Immunoglobulin A nephropathy(IgAN)is the most commonly encountered glomerular disease in Asian countries.It has a broad clinical presentation,and it is frequently associated with other conditions.Chronic liver disease is well recognized as the leading cause of secondary IgAN.However,cases of IgAN associated with autoimmune hepatitis(AIH)have seldom been reported.CASE SUMMARY A 63-year-old Korean woman was admitted to Pusan National University Hospital for an evaluation of abdominal pain and elevated liver enzymes.Two weeks prior,she had presented to our hospital with proteinuria of approximately 1350 mg/d and hematuria and was diagnosed with IgAN.Autoimmune profiles were highly positive for antinuclear antibodies,and symptoms related to portal hypertension including ascites and peripheral edema were present.A diagnosis of AIH was made according to the simplified scoring system of the International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group.Despite immunosuppression with prednisolone and azathioprine,rapid deterioration of liver function led to end-stage liver disease.After a living-donor liver transplantation,liver function gradually improved,and she had maintained stable liver and kidney function at the six months follow-up.CONCLUSION Cases of secondary IgAN with chronic liver disease have been frequently reported in the literature but are rarely associated with AIH.We encountered an IgAN patient with concurrent progressive liver failure due to AIH.
文摘Dear Editor,I am Dr.Jungyul Park from the Department of Ophthalmology,Pusan National University Hospital,Busan,Korea.I am writing to present a case of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis(EGPA)with central retinal artery occlusion(CRAO).It provides important information about the relationship between ANCA and CRAO in a patient who was diagnosed with EGPA who had ophthalmic symptoms.We believe that our study makes a significant contribution to the literature because to our knowledge,the literature of EGPA with CRAO are rare worldwide and this is even the first case of EGPA with CRAO in Republic of Korea.
