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What is your approach to treating IgA nephropathy in patients who also have IgA vasculitis?

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Nephrology · Renal Medicine Associates
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In a patient with known IgA Vasculitis [IgAV], IgA dominant pattern of injury in the kidney biopsy reflects IgA Vasculitis with Nephritis [IgAV-N]. Thus, it would not be appropriate to call it IgA nephropathy [IgAN] in IgAV. Though the histological features in IgAN and IgAV-N can be common in the ki...

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