Diarrhea and Acute Tubular Necrosis Mimicking Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in a Man With Immunoglobulin A (IgA) Nephropathy.
Cureus
; 13(6): e15369, 2021 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy is a heterogeneous disease with variable clinical presentations ranging from asymptomatic hematuria to advanced renal failure. A young male diagnosed with IgA vasculitis (skin, joints, and gastrointestinal) one month ago and placed on oral steroids presented with acute diarrhea, hemolytic anemia, renal failure (non-dialysis requiring), altered sensorium, and thrombocytopenia. The stool was found to be positive for Shiga toxin. He improved with methylprednisolone pulse alone, and renal biopsy showed acute tubular injury.
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Cureus
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2021
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