The occurrence of IgA-nephropathy in patients with diabetes mellitus may not be coincidental: a report of five cases.
We describe five patients with IgA-nephropathy complicating diabetes mellitus. In four cases, diabetic glomerulosclerosis was present at the same time. One patient suffered from dermatitis herpetiformis. The observation of the present five cases together with the notion of an increased prevalence in diabetes mellitus of celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis suggests that the occurrence of IgA-nephropathy in diabetic patients is not mere coincidence.
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Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo 14214.
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D000368:Aged; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D003874:Dermatitis Herpetiformis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence