IgA Nephropathy

IgA Nephropathy is a common disease of primary glomerular disease. It refers to the glomerular mesangial IgA deposition and is characterized by persistent microscopic hematuria.IgA Nephropathy includes IgA nephropathy causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

What to Do with IgA Nephropathy and Itchy Skin

IgA Nephropathy, with Bergers disease as its another name, can present us itchy skin. Itchy skin is a bothersome symptom which makes are unable in concentrating what we want to do. Also, we can not sleep at all because we have to scratch ourselves al...More

The latest treatment for IgA Nephropathy- Immunotherapy

IgA Nephropathy is a kind of immune system diseases. Why you can get it? After getting a fever,cold or infection, your immunity is low, it causes immune disorder. The immune disorder will cause over reaction of immune system. Then the immune complex...More

Is Antibiotic Effective in Treating IgA Nephropathy

Some IgA Nephropathy patients are prescribed to take antibiotic. Antibiotic is a kind of medicine which has function of sterilization and bacterial-inhibiting. We know IgA Nephropathy is an immunological disease, so is antibiotic effective in treatin...More

Symptoms( blood and protein in urine and creatinine) and Treatment of IgA Nephropathy

Q: My daughter was diagnosed with IGA Nephropathy 2 years ago at age 23. She was put on 5mg of ACEI and 6 months regiment of prednisone. Her serum creatinie has slowly increased to 1.1 even with the prednizone. Doctors said that was because of the AC...More

Why Does IgA Nephropathy Relapse

As an IgA Nephropathy patient, you may found your disease relapses easily and even after a cold it relapses. Why is this and how to prevent IgA Nephropathy relapses radically? Why does IgA Nephropathy relapse? IgA Nephropathy, also called Bergers dis...More

Creatinine 2.2 and Renal Function 22%

Q: Hi. my identical twin sister has been diagnosed with IgA nephropathy by biopsy in january. Renal function is approx 22%, a loss of 4-5% percent in 3 months. She is on 7000mg fish oil, lisinopril and hydralazine for blood pressure. Her nephrologist...More

What Is IgA Nephropathy and How to Treat It

Patient : Hi my mom was diagnosed with an IgA Nephropathy and I wanted to know what can better her condition? Doctor : IgA Nephropathy is a chronic kidney disease and it is marked by large amounts of IgA immune complexes depositing in mesangial area,...More

A Clear Understanding of IgA Nephropathy

IgA nephropathy is a kidney disease that causes the kidneys to become inflamed and it is the third leading cause of chronic kidney disease in the United States. Immunoglobulin A is an antibody. Antibodies will be produced when there is a virus, bacte...More

Can I Die of IgA Nephropathy

Patient: I was diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy after I started to have blood in my urine about five years ago. Is this something that is going to be of a health problem later on? Can I die of this? And I have not had any symptoms since that, does that...More

Blood Urine in IgA Nephropathy

I have blood urine, does that mean I have IgA Nephropathy? We know IgA Nephropathy is manifested as repeated blood urine, which sometimes is accompanied with different levels of protein urine. In some cases, severe high blood pressure and renal insuf...More

Ways to Cure IgA Nephropathy

Is there any way in this world to cure IgA Nephropathy? This question is commonly posed by patients who are diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy recently. Actually, IgA Nephropathy only can be cured radically at the very beginning and when it develops into...More

Treatment for Chronic IgA Nephritis

Treatment for IgA Nephritis should focuses on removing the root causes of this disease. IgA Nephritis, also known as IgA Nephropathy, IgAN and Bergers disease, is a kind of kidney disease which occurs when large amounts of IgA immune complexes deposi...More