Idiopathic glomerulonephritis: is it IgA nephropathy?
Berger's disease or IgA nephropathy is a common form of glomerulonephritis that falls under the broad diagnostic category of primary glomerulonephritis. Diagnosis is made by clinical presentation and morphological changes noted on a biopsy of renal tissue. The exact cause is not known. The literature does implicate an immune-complex mediated syndrome and/or a defect in mucosal immunity as possible pathogenic mechanisms. With the advances made in diagnostic techniques, IgA nephropathy is now recognized as the most common type of glomerulonephritis in the world.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000917:Antibody Formation; D005260:Female; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis