Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis associated with hepatitis C virus infection
Usalan, C.; Erdem, Y.; Altun, B.; Nar, A.; Yasavul, U.; Turgan, C.; Cağlar, S.
Clinical Nephrology 49(2): 129-131
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-0430 PMID: 9524785 Document Number: 492354
Glomerular disease often accompanies a wide variety of liver diseases, including acute or chronic hepatitis. A striking association between hepatitis B virus and glomerulonephritis particularly membranous glomerulonephritis has been reported by various authors. It is not surprising, therefore, that hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been recently associated with the development of various types of glomerulonephritis. The principal type of glomerulonephritis associated with HCV infection is either cryoglobulinemic or non-cryoglobulinemic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. However, other types of glomerular lesions were seen in the clinical course of HCV infection. We report a rare case of a 20-year-old woman who developed rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) during the course of the active HCV infection. Whether this case represents a true association or a coincidental association is not known.