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Wilson’s disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder, and has a variety of presentations. We reported a case of 9-year-old girl who presented with a history of recurrent gross hematuria, renal histological changes of IgA nephropathy, and finally had been confirmed to be Wilson’s disease-associated IgA nephropathy.
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Tu, J., Chen, C., Li, H. et al. A special case of recurrent gross hematuria: Answers. Pediatr Nephrol 32, 273–275 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-015-3265-5
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