The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2003 , Vol 45 , Num 4
Horseshoe kidney with mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis and goiter
Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
Department of Pathology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
Abstract
Horseshoe kidney is a relatively common renal anomaly with which many structural and developmental anomalies have been shown to be associated. However, there are only a few case reports regarding the association of membranous glomerulonephritis and focal sclerosing glomerulonephritis in patients with horseshoe kidneys. We report a girl who was evaluated for hematuria and proteinuria, and found to have horseshoe kidney. Renal biopsy demonstrated mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis. She also had simple diffuse goiter.