Acute renal failure complicating nonfulminant hepatitis a in HLA-B27 positive patient.

Here we report the case of a previously healthy 32-year-old HLA B27 positive male who developed completely reversible acute oliguric renal failure in the course of nonfulminant hepatitis A infection. This is a rare complication of uncertain etiology. B27 positive individuals are prone to a number of immune system derangements including overreacting in interactions with some microbiologic agents.