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[Acute reversible kidney failure in IgA nephritis].
1Universitätsklinik Essen (GHS), Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Klinische Padiatrie
|March 1, 1991
Summary
Acute kidney injury in IgA-nephritis is often reversible with minor kidney damage. Immunosuppressive therapy is typically unnecessary unless severe glomerular lesions are present.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Immunology
Background:
- Immunoglobulin A (IgA)-nephritis is a common glomerulonephritis in adolescents and adults.
- Acute renal failure can occur during the course of IgA-nephritis.