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Nephrol Dial Transplant (2002) 17: 666-668
© 2002 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association

Case Report

Simultaneous relapse of Graves' disease and minimal change glomerular disease

Steve Holt1,, Edward Kingdon2, Daniel Morganstein2 and Paul Sweny2

1 Renal Unit, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton and 2 Centre for Nephrology, Royal Free Campus, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London

Keywords: Graves’ disease; glomerular disease; minimal change



   Introduction
 
Nearly 30% of patients with autoimmune thyroid disease have proteinuria [1]. Membranous glomerulonephritis is the most common finding when thyroid disease is associated with nephrotic range proteinuria. There are only three previous reports of autoimmune thyroid disease and minimal change glomerular disease (MCD). We report the case of a patient in whom Graves' disease and MCD were diagnosed simultaneously and in whom relapse of the Graves' disease was invariably accompanied by relapse of MCD.



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A 22-year-old Caucasian female initially visited her general practitioner (GP) in 1994 with a history of coryzal symptoms and a viral upper respiratory . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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