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A 6-year-old female with polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type I, chronic active hepatitis, and renal failure is described. The renal biopsy demonstrated advanced tubulointerstitial disease with antibodies directed against tubular basement membranes. The patient’s serum contained circulating antibodies directed against both renal and hepatic parenchyma. Renal disease culminating in renal failure and anti-tubular basement membrane disease have not been previously reported in association with polyglandular autoimmune disease. We describe for the first time a patient with polyglandular autoimmune syndrome, chronic active hepatitis, circulating antibodies directed against both renal and hepatic parenchyma, and primary tubulointerstitial disease culminating in renal failure.
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Received June 9, 1994; received in revised form and accepted November 2, 1995
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Hannigan, N., Jabs, K., Perez-Atayde, A. et al. Autoimmune interstitial nephritis and hepatitis in polyglandular autoimmune syndrome. Pediatr Nephrol 10, 511–514 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004670050153
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004670050153