We experienced a coincidental case of two types of glomerulopathy associated with Graves' disease. A 64-year-old man, who had been treated with propylthiouracil(PTU) for Graves' disease for 15 years, was admitted to our hospital for macroscopic hematuria and rapidly progressive deterioration of renal function. Although his thyroid function had been within the normal range during treatment, the level of thyrotropin receptor antibody(TRAb) gradually increased from a year before admission.
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