Turkish Journal of Nephrology
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Mesangioproliferative Glomerulonephritis Due to Hepatic Hydatid Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review

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Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Sivas, Turkey

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Atatürk State Hospital, Department of Nephrology, Zonguldak, Türkiye

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Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Sivas, Turkey

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Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Sivas, Turkey

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Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Sivas, Turkey

Turkish J Nephrol 2015; 24: 212-216
DOI: 10.5262/tndt.2015.1002.13
Read: 1187 Downloads: 670 Published: 04 February 2019

Hydatid cyst (CH), which is quite common in the world, mostly transmitted by dog faeces, is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus. CH often infects the liver and lungs. During the clinical course, renal involvement is rarely seen. In this article; due to liver hydatid disease, mezengioproliferatif glomerulonephritis case is presented.

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