Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210004, P.R. China
Case Report
Clinical Characterization of Polycythemia Vera Associated with IgA Nephropathy in a Single Chinese Center
Author(s): Wang Xia, Yang Nannan, Lu Chunyu, Xu Feng, Cheng Zhen, Zhang Ti* and Wang Jinquan*
Polycythemia vera (PV) is a myeloproliferative disorder which is characterized by excessive production of erythrocytes as well as myeloid and
megakaryocytic proliferation. PV associated with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) has rarely been reported in the literature. The long-term renal prognosis
of these patients is unknown. PV associated with IgAN mainly occurred in males and was often accompanied with hematuria and mild-to-moderate
renal insufficiency. Long term prognosis was good for most patients, and few progressed relatively faster to ESRD has been observed in our study... Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2165-7920.2022.12.1535
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