Case Report

Vol. 24 No. 2 (2015): Turkish Journal of Nephrology Türk Nefroloji Derneği Dergisi TND Dergisi

Mesangioproliferative Glomerulonephritis Due to Hepatic Hydatid Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review

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Ali Uğur USLU
Gürsel YILDIZ
Emre ÇİÇEKLİ
Bahattin AYDIN
Ayşe ÇİÇEKLİ
Emrah ŞEKER
Ferhan CANDAN
Mansur KAYATAŞ

Abstract

Hydatid cyst (CH), which is quite common in the world, mostly transmitted by dog faeces, is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus. CH often infects the liver and lungs. During the clinical course, renal involvement is rarely seen. In this article; due to liver hydatid disease, mezengioproliferatif glomerulonephritis case is presented.


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