@article{93952, keywords = {Hansen's disease, IgA dominant IRGN, Staphylococcus aureus, lepra reaction}, author = {Indhumathi E and Dhanapriya J and Dineshkumar T and Sakthirajan R and Gopalakrishnan N}, title = {Hansen's disease with lepra reaction presenting with IgA dominant infection related glomerulonephritis.}, abstract = {

Various renal abnormalities in leprosy have been described largely in literature but the occurrence of IgA dominant infection related glomerulonephritis in leprosy with type 2 lepra reaction has not been reported so far. We present here a 60-year-old man with a history of leprosy in the past admitted with type 2 lepra reaction, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with severe renal failure requiring dialysis and diagnosed to have IgA dominant infection related glomerulonephritis.

}, year = {2020}, journal = {Indian journal of pathology & microbiology}, volume = {63}, pages = {289-291}, month = {01/2020}, issn = {0974-5130}, doi = {10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_654_17}, language = {eng}, }