MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS ASSOCIATED WITH HEPATITIS-C VIRUS-INFECTION RESPONSIVE TO INTERFERON-ALPHA

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作者
YAMABE, H
JOHNSON, RJ
GRETCH, DR
OSAWA, H
INUMA, H
SASAKI, T
KAIZUKA, M
TAMURA, N
TSUNODA, S
FUJITA, Y
SATO, A
ONODERA, K
机构
[1] UNIV WASHINGTON,DIV NEPHROL,SEATTLE,WA
[2] UNIV WASHINGTON,DEPT LAB MED,SEATTLE,WA
关键词
INTERFERON; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;
D O I
10.1016/0272-6386(95)90628-2
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A 42-year-old man with hepatitis C virus infection, cryoglobulinemia, hypocomplementemia, and nephrotic syndrome is reported. The kidney biopsy showed membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. The patient was treated with interferon-cy for 2 months. After the treatment, serum hepatitis C virus RNA became negative and nephrotic syndrome remitted. Repeat biopsy of the kidney revealed an improvement in renal histology. This case confirms an association between hepatitis C virus infection and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and the usefulness of interferon-a for treatment. (C) 1995 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
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页码:67 / 69
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