Membranous glomerulonephritis associated with hepatitis C virus infection in an adolescent. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1995. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Membranous glomerulonephritis associated with hepatitis C virus infection in an adolescent.

Pathology. 1994 Oct;26(4):399-402. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95199079
Romas E; Power DA; Machet D; Powell H; d'Apice AJ; Department of Clinical Immunology, St Vincent's Hospital,; Fitzroy.

Abstract: The clinical, laboratory and pathological findings are reported in an adolescent patient with hyper-IgM immunodeficiency syndrome (dysgammaglobulinemia) which was complicated by primary sclerosing cholangitis and membranous glomerulonephritis. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA was detected in serum by the polymerase chain reaction. A possible etiological relationship between hepatitis C virus infection and membranous nephropathy is discussed.
Keywords: Adolescence Case Report Dysgammaglobulinemia/COMPLICATIONS Glomerulonephritis, Membranous/IMMUNOLOGY/*VIROLOGY Hepatitis C/*COMPLICATIONS Hepatitis C Viruses/ISOLATION & PURIF Human Male Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA, Viral/BLOOD JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDadolescencecasereportdysgammaglobulinemia/complicationsglomerulonephritis,membranous/immunology/KWDvirologyhepatitisc/KWDcomplicationshepatitiscviruses/isolation&purifhumanmalepolymerasechainreactionrna,viral/bloodjournalarticle
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