IgA nephropathy

Impact of IgA Nephropathy on Pregnancy

June 12, 2017 // 2 Comments

It has long been recognized that pregnant women with underlying chronic kidney disease (CKD) have an increased risk for adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Even pregnancies in women with stage 1 CKD have increased risk of adverse pregnancy [read more...]

Spin the Wheel! Another Option for IgA Nephropathy: MMF with Low Dose Prednisone

May 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

As I settle into my chair at our weekly afternoon city-wide biopsy conference, stuffed from overeating at lunch, I look forward to the case that will be presented by the fellows. This week, the patient is a 38-year-old East Asian man presenting with [read more...]

ERA-EDTA 2015: Immunosuppression for IgA Nephropathy

May 29, 2015 // 2 Comments

If and when to immunosuppress patients with the world’s commonest glomerular disease is a crucially important topic for Nephrologists. There is a large amount of therapeutic nihilism with IgA Nephropathy, at least in the countries where I have [read more...]

Pregnancy in IgA Nephropathy: A Blessing or Curse?

September 15, 2014 // 0 Comments

Kidney disease was historically considered a contraindication to pregnancy, and termination of pregnancy was often recommended. However, the data on successful outcomes in pregnant women with CKD are increasing. The first successful pregnancy in a [read more...]

SCM14: Kidney Transplant Outcomes in IgA Nephopathy

April 26, 2014 // 1 Comment

Dr. Aditya Kadiyala (AK), Nephrology Fellow at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, discusses his abstract for the National Kidney Foundation’s 2014 Spring Clinical Meetings (SCM14), Outcomes After Kidney Transplantation in Patients with [read more...]

IgA Nephropathy Classification Revisited

August 14, 2012 // 1 Comment

Invited commentary by Dr. Parmjeet Randhawa IgA nephropathy is the most common glomerulonephritis worldwide. Over the years, several pathologic classifications have been devised to determine prognosis in individual patients, but none has gained [read more...]

Word Search: IgA Nephropathy

December 27, 2011 // 0 Comments

In the December 2011 issue of American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Jurgen Floege discusses the novel development of pathogenesis of IgA Nephropathy. Test your knowledge with a word search. Clues to the answers are listed below the puzzle. The [read more...]

Vitamin D therapy in IgA Nephropathy

December 13, 2011 // 3 Comments

While vitamin D has shown to be beneficial in reducing proteinuria in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the role of activated vitamin D replacement in IgA Nephropathy is not well studied. A recent open-label, nonplacebo-controlled [read more...]

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