Open AccessMembranoproliferative glomerulonephritis with essential cryoglobulinemia
Author(s) -
Sneha Satish,
R Rajesh,
George Kroumpouzos,
E.M. Elango,
VN Unni
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.42347
Subject(s) - membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis , cryoglobulinemia , medicine , etiology , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis c , glomerulonephritis , disease , immunology , pathology , virus , kidney
Cryoglobulinemia is an uncommon cause of renal disease and often occurs in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We report a case of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in a patient with cryoglobulinemia, which was not associated with HCV infection or any identifiable etiology.