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IgA nephropathy presenting clinical features of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis

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IgA nephropathy and poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis are common forms of primary glomerulonephritis in children. This paper reports a 5-year-old Omani boy who had a chance occurrence of these two different glomerular diseases. Our patient presented with clinical features of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis and then developed recurrent macroscopic hematuria, polyarthritis, bloody diarrhea, and erythematous swelling of the penis. Renal biopsy revealed diffuse mesangial hypercellularity, with focal glomerular sclerosis, fibrous crescents, and mesangial IgA and C3 deposits, consistent with IgA nephropathy. The clinical features and differential diagnosis are outlined.

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  1. Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University, PO Box 35, PC 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

    Naila Al-Ruqeishi

  2. Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, PO Box 38, PC 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

    Poothirikovil Venugopalan & Ibtisam El Nour

  3. Department of Pathology, Sultan Qaboos University, PO Box 35, PC 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

    Anand Date

  4. Child Ward 2, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, PO Box 38, PC 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

    Poothirikovil Venugopalan

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Al-Ruqeishi, N., Venugopalan, P., El Nour, I. et al. IgA nephropathy presenting clinical features of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. Pediatr Nephrol 18, 956–958 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-003-1212-3

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