Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Associated with Multiple Renal Abscess and IgA Nephropathy: A Case Report.
- Author:
Jung Woo SHIN
1
;
Il Han SONG
;
Myoung Ju KI
;
Chang Young LIM
;
Jong Tae CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. Kuihs@chollian.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Primary biliary cirrhosis;
IgA nephropathy;
Renal abscess
- MeSH:
Abscess*;
Acidosis, Renal Tubular;
Arthritis, Rheumatoid;
Autoimmune Diseases;
Bacteriuria;
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic;
CREST Syndrome;
Dermatomyositis;
Female;
Fibrosis;
Glomerulonephritis, IGA*;
Humans;
Immunoglobulin A*;
Inflammation;
Korea;
Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary*;
Sjogren's Syndrome;
Thyroiditis, Autoimmune
- From:The Korean Journal of Hepatology
2000;6(2):223-228
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary biliary cirrhosis is a chronic progressive disease most often affecting women. It is characterized by the progressive destruction of the small intrahepatic bile ducts with portal inflammation leading to hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis. Autoimmune diseases such as Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis, CREST syndrome, and autoimmune thyroiditis may be found in up to 80% of the patients. Primary biliary cirrhosis is also associated with renal diseases such as distal renal tubular acidosis, bacteriuria and glomerulopathy, but there is no case report of primary biliary cirhosis with renal manifestations in Korea. We are reporting a case of primary biliary cirrhosis with multiple renal abscess and IgA nephropathy with a review of the literature.
