IgA nephropathy in a young adult with nephrotic syndrome: Case report

IgA nephropathy has many clinical presentations, of which nephrotic syndrome is possibly the rarest. Recently, the association of IgA nephropathy with minimal change disease was better described with patients having complete response to steroid therapy and no progression to CKD. We report a similar...

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Main Author: Cassis,João (author)
Other Authors: Sousa,Henrique Silva (author), Manso,Rita Theias (author), Ramos,Sância (author), Machado,Domingos (author)
Format: report
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
IGA nephropathy
minimal change disease
nephrotic syndrome
Online Access:http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0872-01692017000200007
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:scielo:S0872-01692017000200007
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Summary:IgA nephropathy has many clinical presentations, of which nephrotic syndrome is possibly the rarest. Recently, the association of IgA nephropathy with minimal change disease was better described with patients having complete response to steroid therapy and no progression to CKD. We report a similar case in a young male presenting with nephrotic syndrome

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