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

doi:10.1159/000351510

A case of arteriovenous fistula after renal biopsy in an IgA nephropathy patient with macroscopic hematuria

Case Rep Nephrol Urol. 2013 May 17;3(1):64-8. doi: 10.1159/000351510. eCollection 2013.

Authors

Satoshi Horikoshi¹, Akiko Takahata, Akihiko Shiraishi, Hiromitsu Fukuda, Isao Ohsawa, Ryohei Kuwatsuru, Yasuhiko Tomino

Affiliation

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine.

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.

Keywords: Complication; Recurrent macroscopic hematuria; Renal biopsy; Ultrasonography.

Publication types

Case Reports