title: Severe flank pain as the predominant symptom of IgA nephropathy.
abstract: Two patients with immunoglobulin (Ig)A nephropathy and severe flank pain as the presenting or predominant symptom are described. Recognition of the possible association between IgA nephropathy and severe pain may have altered the approach to these patients who underwent extensive evaluation for hematuria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Paller
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Daniels
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Hostetter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology