A Case of D-Penicillamine Induced Iga Nephropathy in a Patients with Scleroderma.
- Author:
Jung Yong LEE
;
Eung Joo KIM
;
Young Ho LEE
;
Jong Dae JI
;
Nam Hee WON
;
Gwan Gyu SONG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Scleroderma;
D-penicillamine;
IgA nephropathy
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Glomerulonephritis, IGA*;
Hematuria;
Humans;
Immunoglobulin A*;
Penicillamine*
- From:The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
1997;4(1):100-104
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
IgA nephropathy can occur rarely as a complication of D-penicillamine treatment, but it is exact pathogenesis remains unclear. If a patients has gross or microscopic hematuria during D-penicillamine treatment, D-penicillamine induced IgA nephropathy should be suspected as a cause of hematuria. In those cases, renal biopsy should be taken for diagnosis and proper management. We experienced a case of IgA nephropathy confirmed by renal biopsy in a 39-years-old female patient with scleroderma during D-penicillamine therapy and report this case with a review of literature.
