Tubulointerstitial nephritis and renal tubular acidosis of different types are rare but important complications of primary biliary cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Atsushi Komatsuda,
Hiromichi Wakui,
Haruo Ohtani,
Rie Masai,
Shin Okuyama,
T Nimura,
Naoki Suzuki,
K Sawada
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfq232
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , renal tubular acidosis , renal biopsy , fanconi syndrome , distal renal tubular acidosis , biopsy , urinary system , pathology , kidney , acidosis
A very few cases of biopsy-proven tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) have been reported. Although the clinical importance of this association has been suggested, information on its clinicopathological features and prognosis is limited.
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