Ulcerative colitis and IgA nephropathy; a case report

Ulcerative colitis as an inflammatory bowel disease can be related to other diseases of different nature. The association of ulcerative colitis with kidney disease such as IgA Nephropathy is rarely presented and documented. This paper presents a 42-year-old caucasian male patient with a 6-year history of proven Ulcerative Colitis with Imuran 50 mg and cortisone 5 mg therapy who was referred to the Gastroenterology Clinic with vomiting, diarrhea and fatigue, and consequent IgA nephropathy. We can conclude that ulcerative colitis can be related to different diseases and health conditions, thus patients should be investigated in all aspects, especially when laboratory results are abnormal (such as hypoalbuminemia), and the cause of which has not been argued pathophysiology and clinically [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13].

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