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- Title
Coincidental finding of Fabry’s disease in a patient with IgA nephropathy.
- Authors
Kakita, Tomoko; Nagatoya, Katsuyuki; Mori, Tatsuhiko; Kobayashi, Masahisa; Inoue, Toru
- Abstract
We present the case of a woman with IgA nephropathy and concomitant Fabry’s disease. She was referred to our hospital with proteinuria and haematuria. A renal biopsy showed findings indicating IgA nephropathy under light and immunofluorescence microscopy. Electron microscopy, however, showed laminated inclusion bodies characteristic of Fabry’s disease. The α-galactosidase activity in her serum was low, and the diagnosis of Fabry’s disease was confirmed by genetic analysis. Fabry’s disease in a patient with IgA nephropathy is a very rare occurrence, and Fabry’s disease diagnosed only by electron microscopy has not been previously reported.
- Subjects
IGA glomerulonephritis; PROTEINURIA; HEMATURIA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; ELECTRON microscopy
- Publication
NDT Plus, 2010, Vol 3, Issue 5, p443
- ISSN
1753-0784
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ndtplus/sfq108