Background: Polycythemia vera (PV), often attributed to the JAK2 V617F mutation, is characterized by enhanced red blood cell counts in the peripheral blood. PV-associated renal disease is clinically rare; to date, there have been reports of other chronic kidney diseases related to PV, but no reports on PV-associated minimal change disease.
Case summary: A 37-year-old man presented with proteinuria and high red blood cell count on January 4, 2021. The patient underwent bone marrow and renal biopsies, then was subsequently diagnosed with PV and minimal change in disease. Hydroxyurea was administered and proteinuria remission was achieved. The patient's last visit was on April 14, 2022.
Conclusion: We inferred that there may be a causal relationship between PV and minimal change disease.
Keywords: Case report; Chronic kidney disease; JAK2 V617F mutation; Minimal change disease; Polycythemia vera; Proteinuria.
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