Autoimmune Kidney Disease Article describes iga nephropathy (autoimmune kidney disease), its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. http://rarediseases.about.com/cs/iganephropathy/a/042002.htm
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Kidney Health Australia iga nephropathy, what it is, diagnosis, causes, the course of the disease, follow up and treatment. http://www.kidney.org.au/renal_resources/fact_sheets/iga_nephropathy.asp
Extractions: through the kidney This information is a general introduction to a topic and not meant to replace medical advice. All care is taken to make sure that the information is relevant to each Australian state. Kidney Health Australia recognises that personal experiences vary. Differences occur in treatment and management according to a person's situation, the health professional and the state one lives in. If you want further medical information always consult your doctor or health team. If you are looking for kidney health information in another language, visit the 'Multicultural Kidney Health Education Resources' section of our Web links under the heading 'Sites for Kidney patients, their family and friends'. We want to make this site an informative resource for all the people with or involved in the management of kidney and urological problems. Please email your comments and suggestions to
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Introduction: IgA Nephropathy - WrongDiagnosis.com Introduction to iga nephropathy as a medical condition including symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/i/iga_nephropathy/intro.htm
Extractions: IgA nephropathy: IgA nephropathy is a kidney disorder caused by deposits of the protein immunoglobulin A (IgA) inside the glomeruli (filters) within the kidney. These glomeruli (the singular form is glomerulus ) normally filter wastes and excess water from the blood and send them to the bladder as urine. The IgA protein prevents this filtering process, leading to blood and protein in the urine and swelling in the hands and feet. This chronic kidney disease may progress over a period of 10 to 20 years. If this disorder leads to end-stage renal disease, the patient must go on dialysis or receive a kidney transplant. Treatments for IgA nephropathy: Various information is available about treatments available for IgA nephropathy , or research treatments for other diseases.
Article: IgA Nephropathy: NIDDK - WrongDiagnosis.com Medical article iga nephropathy NIDDK including all symptom, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment and prevention information. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/artic/iga_nephropathy_niddk.htm
Extractions: Conditions: IgA nephropathy IgA nephropathy is a kidney disorder caused by deposits of the protein immunoglobulin A (IgA) inside the glomeruli (filters) within the kidney. These glomeruli (the singular form is glomerulus ) normally filter wastes and excess water from the blood and send them to the bladder as urine. The IgA protein prevents this filtering process, leading to blood and protein in the urine and swelling in the hands and feet. This chronic kidney disease may progress over a period of 10 to 20 years. If this disorder leads to end-stage renal disease, the patient must go on dialysis or receive a kidney transplant. The IgA protein is a normal part of the body's system to protect against disease (the immune system). We do not know what causes IgA deposits in the glomeruli. But, since IgA nephropathy may run in families, genetic factors probably contribute to the disease.
UK NKF - Kidney Disease What s it really like patient experiences of iga nephropathy In iga nephropathy, these molecules appear to get joined up in longer chains. http://www.kidney.org.uk/Medical-Info/kidney-disease/Iga.html
Extractions: What's it really like - patient experiences of IgA Nephropathy IgA is short for Immunoglobulin A, one of the types of antibody our body produces to fight infection. This circulates in the blood. "Nephropathy" is a scientific term for kidney disease. Scarring and inflammation within the kidney, that can only be seen clearly under the microscope. Therefore it is normally only diagnosed after a biopsy test of the kidney. What is seen under the microscope is that the "glomeruli", which are the tiny structures which filter the blood to make urine, are damaged by deposits of IgA. These are variable from case to case. In many cases there are no symptoms, but the damage to the glomeruli causes some blood to appear in the urine. This blood is often invisible, and only detected on routine medical check-ups. In other cases the blood may be visible, coming in attacks every so often. Sometimes an influenza type illness may spark off an attack of blood in the urine, which then clears after a few days.
UK NKF - IgA Nephropathy And Renal Failure (Isambard). Specifically, the disease that I have is iga nephropathy (Berger s). Specialists are not sure exactly what causes iga nephropathy, but they cite a http://www.kidney.org.uk/Medical-Info/experiences/iga-isambard.html
Extractions: by Isambard Wilkinson See also Kidney Failure: a Personal Account by Isambard. Kidney failure, according to the medical literature, is a 'major life event'. Aged 27 and never having experienced a 'major life event' other than being born, when I learnt two years ago that my kidneys had failed, I was not sure to what pitch of melodrama I should sink. I discovered that I had kidney failure when my eyesight began to fade. I thought that my eyes were infected. I went to the ophthalmology department at the regional hospital. As a matter of course, the doctor took my blood pressure. It was abnormally high. I was wheeled to casualty, where they took blood samples and hooked me up to all sorts of fear-inducing machinery that puffed, beeped and sucked. A young doctor came and sat down on my bed. "Now. It looks quite serious." Gulp. "You have high levels of urea and creatinine (the end product of muscle metabolism) in your blood. Your blood pressure is dangerously high. All the indications point to the possibility that you have kidney failure." I grudgingly let them keep me in overnight. My blood pressure was brought under control and the intricacies of a renal diet were explained to me. I had never given any special thought to my kidneys. But during my first two-and-a-half week stay in hospital, I soon learnt that they have many more functions than just purifying blood. Kidneys are fist-sized organs situated in the small of the back, level with the bottom rib. They keep blood pressure stable, balance the body-fluid volume and filter waste products. They also produce urine to rid the body of waste substances; and hormones to do such things as manufacture red blood cells, so that oxygen can be transported around the body, and convert vitamin D to strengthen the bones. Far from being almost an evolutionary anachronism, as I had vainly hoped, kidneys are vital organs.
IgA Nephropathy iga nephropathy (IgAN, also known as Berger s disease) is a kidney disease, In iga nephropathy, IgA is deposited in the glomerulus and sometimes goes on http://renux.dmed.ed.ac.uk/EdREN/EdRenINFObits/IgALong.html
Extractions: What is IgA nephropathy? IgA nephropathy (IgAN, also known as Berger's disease ) is a kidney disease, which affects the glomerulus. Glomeruli are the tiny blood filters where urine is made. IgA nephropathy is the commonest "glomerulonephritis" (inflammation of the glomerulus) found in the developed countries of the world. IgA is short for immunoglobulin A, an antibody which usually helps the body to fight infections and toxins (poisons) encountered in the gut and the lungs. In IgA nephropathy, IgA is deposited in the glomerulus and sometimes goes on to cause problems. Although much research is trying to fnd out why, it is still not understood why IgA is deposited in the kidneys and why it only sometimes goes on to cause problems. Normal glomerulus. Ten fit onto a pinhead Green fluorescence showing IgA deposited in the mesangium (middle part) of the glomerulus Diagram showing the area of the glomerulus that IgA is deposited Is it serious?
Virtual Hospital: Glomerulonephritis: IgA Nephropathy iga nephropathy. Donna J. Lager, MD Peer Review Status Internally Peer Reviewed. iga nephropathy, first descibed in 1968, is the most common form of http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/pathology/GN/05IgANeph.html
Extractions: Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed IgA nephropathy, first descibed in 1968, is the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis in the world. It is an antibody-mediated glomerular disease in which the immune deposits localize to the mesangium. It is not certain whether the deposits form in situ or from circulating immune complexes. Patients with IgA nephropathy usually present with one of three syndromes: A less common presentation is with the nephrotic syndrome. These patients may have advanced disease or normal renal function. In the latter case, the light microscopic features are of minimal change disease but with intense mesangial staining for IgA. A. Morphologic Features
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Immunoglobulin A (IgA) Nephropathy Detailed information on iga nephropathy, including cause, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/adult_urology/iganeph.cfm
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Dr. Koop - IgA Nephropathy (Bergerâs Disease) iga nephropathy is a kidney disorder characterized by . It is caused by inflammation of internal kidney structures and the deposit of IgA in kidney tissue. http://www.drkoop.com/ency/93/000466.html
Extractions: Inside DrKoop News Archive Animations Health Videos Health Tools ... Newsletters Injury Disease Nutrition Poison ... Prevention Definition: IgA nephropathy is a kidney disorder characterized by blood in the urine . It is caused by inflammation of internal kidney structures and the deposit of IgA antibodies in kidney tissue. Causes, incidence, and risk factors: IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease) is a form of mesangial proliferative nephritis. Structures in the kidney called glomeruli become inflamed, and a type of antibody called IgA deposits in the kidney. The disorder can appear as acute , rapidly progressive, or chronic glomerulonephritis , or as visible or microscopic blood in the urine. IgA nephropathy usually is discovered after one or more episodes of dark or bloody urine in a person with no other symptoms of kidney disorder. Bloody urine may begin during or soon after a respiratory infection. Acute nephritic syndrome or nephrotic syndrome (groups of symptoms associated with decreased kidney functioning) may result.
Extractions: Questions about IgAN What is IgA Nephropathy? Think of your kidneys as small but powerful filtration plants whose job is to keep your blood clean and the bodys chemical balance maintained. Each day the kidneys process about 200 quarts of fluid through their two million tiny treatment plans, the nephrons. Within the nephron is the glomerulus , a tangle of fine capillaries that filter the blood before passing it on to the tubules , where the kidneys continually adjust the filtrate to your bodys needs, adding back chemicals removed during filtration or drawing off more water. Whats needed by the body is returned to the bloodstream; whats not needed is excreted as urine.
