A case of arteriovenous fistula after renal biopsy in an IgA nephropathy patient with macroscopic hematuria.

Abstract

Macroscopic hematuria is a common symptom in IgA nephropathy and is also one of the most frequent complications after a percutaneous renal biopsy. Here, we describe a patient with IgA nephropathy and recurrent macroscopic hematuria who developed an arteriovenous fistula after renal biopsy.