IGA NEPHROPATHY IN A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL WITH PERSISTENT HAEMATURIA AND PROTEINURIA: A CASE REPORT

R. MILANIC, G. STEL, L. SIGALOTTI, A.D. SPATOLA, F. CURCIO

Article ID: 6476
Vol 32, Issue 4S1, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/jbrha6476
Received: 8 September 2018; Accepted: 8 September 2018; Available online: 8 September 2018; Issue release: 8 September 2018

Abstract

Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is an immune complex disease and a major cause ofglomerulonephritis in pediatric patients. Clinical picture includes hematuria and proteinuria, and canprogress into renal failure. Urinalysis, as well as renal biopsy, serve to confirm the diagnosis. We reporta case of a 12-year-old girl with persistent haematuria and severe proteinuria, in whom subsequently anIgAN was diagnosed.



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