Oviasu E
Department of Medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
Trop Geogr Med. 1992 Oct;44(4):365-8.
A 20 year old Nigerian male with the nephrotic syndrome was found to have IgA nephropathy (IgAN) on renal biopsy. The renal function at presentation was normal and his nephrotic syndrome initially responded to steroid therapy. However, significant deterioration in renal function was noticed 2 years later when his nephrotic syndrome relapsed. This is the first documented case of IgAN in a Nigerian. Considering the rather low renal biopsy rate in this environment, a number of cases with this nephropathy may be missed.
一名20岁的尼日利亚男性患有肾病综合征，肾活检发现为IgA肾病（IgAN）。初诊时肾功能正常，其肾病综合征最初对类固醇治疗有反应。然而，2年后肾病综合征复发时，肾功能出现显著恶化。这是尼日利亚首例有记录的IgA肾病病例。鉴于该地区肾活检率相当低，可能有许多此类肾病病例未被发现。
