2013•Case Reports in Nephrology and DialysisOpen access

A Case of Arteriovenous Fistula after Renal Biopsy in an IgA Nephropathy Patient with Macroscopic Hematuria

Satoshi Horikoshi, Akiko Takahata, Akihiko Shiraishi, Hiromitsu Fukuda, Isao Ohsawa, Ryohei Kuwatsuru, Yasuhiko Tomino

Abstract

Macroscopic hematuria is a common symptom in IgA nephropathy and is also one of the most frequent complications after a percutaneous renal biopsy. Here, we describe a patient with IgA nephropathy and recurrent macroscopic hematuria who developed an arteriovenous fistula after renal biopsy.

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Key concepts: Medicine, Nephropathy, Renal biopsy, Microscopic hematuria, Macroscopic hematuria, Biopsy, Arteriovenous fistula, Gross hematuria