Is There Any Association between IgA Nephropathy, Crohn's Disease and Helicobacter pylori Infection?

Figures & data

Table 1. The 3-year course of laboratory tests.

	Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection	One year after (Helicobacter pylori infection negative)	Three years after admission	Normal values
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)	31	43	54	15–40
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.6	1.5	2.5	0.6–1.0
Potassium (mEq/L)	4.3	4.5	5.4	3.5–5.1
Calcium (mg/dL)	9.1	9.3	9.5	8.5–10.5
Phosphorus (mg/dL)	3.6	3.6	4	2.5–5
Sodium (mEq/L)	138	139	142	136–145
Total protein (g/dL)	7.5	7.3	7.4	6.4–8.2
Albumin (g/dL)	4.5	4.6	4.3	3.5–4.5
Lactate dehydrogenase (IU/L)	150	161	445	100–190
Uric acid (mg/dL)	5.1	5.7	8.3	2.6–6.0
White blood cell count (/μL)	7500	5900	7100
Hematocrit value (%)	35	39.7	37.5
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	9.8	13.1	12
Platelet count (/μL)	256,000	350,000	369,000
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	210	215	240	135–200
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	122	127	143	30–150
C-reactive protein (mg/L)	0.7	0.9	2.16	<0.5
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h)	29	31	45
Urine analysis density	1012	1016	1019
Red blood cells per high power field	2	1	>100
White blood cells per high power field	2	1	2–4
Urine analysis protein (mg/dL)	0	0	1+
Proteinuria (g/24 h)	0	0	2.5

Figure 1. Terminal ileum biopsies with mucosal atrophy, ulceration, and marked inflammation extending into the muscularis mucosa (H–E × 100).

Figure 2. The lamina propia’s inflammatory cells consist of eosinophils, lymphocytes, and plasma cells with focal cryptitis (H–E × 400).