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Said Al Zein1, Ali Shueib2,3, Muhannad Alqudsi2,3
1Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Coudersport, USA.
Abstract:
Immunoglobulin A (IgA)-dominant infection-related glomerulonephritis (IRGN) is mostly associated with Staphylococcal or other bacterial infections like Streptococcus and Gram-negative bacilli. Antibiotics are the cornerstone of treatment in these cases. When the bacterial infection can't be recognized or IRGN persists despite treating the underlying infection, controlling the kidney injury becomes cumbersome and lacks a strong evidence-based approach. In this report, we describe a 38-year-old male patient with a history of polysubstance abuse and chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections who presented with acute kidney injury and nephrotic syndrome due to IgA-dominant IRGN without an active concurrent bacterial infection who responded well to plasmapheresis.
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