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Takeaway. IgA nephropathy (Berger’s disease) is a chronic kidney disease that occurs when immunoglobulin A (IgA) deposits build up in the kidneys. It can cause blood in the urine, among other ...
IgA nephropathy is progressive. That means it gets worse the longer you have it. It's not curable, but treatments can slow kidney damage and keep these organs working longer. It's important to ...
IgA nephropathy ( IgAN ), also known as Berger's disease ( / bɛərˈʒeɪ /) (and variations), or synpharyngitic glomerulonephritis, is a disease of the kidney (or nephropathy) and the immune system; specifically it is a form of glomerulonephritis or an inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney. Aggressive Berger's disease (a rarer form of ...
IgA is a protein your immune system makes. It attaches to germs and signals your immune system to protect your body from infection. But when you have IgA nephropathy, this protein doesn't work ...
The outlook for IgA nephropathy is highly variable from person to person. IgA nephropathy is a chronic and progressive disease. More than 50% of cases of the disease will progress even with ...
IgA nephropathy is a disease that damages your kidneys. There’s currently no cure for the disease, but treatment is available to try to prevent or delay end stage kidney disease, or kidney failure.
IgA nephropathy is hard to predict. But there’s one thing experts know. People with strong emotional and social support systems tend do better in the long run. And it’s best to live your life ...
Selective immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency ( SIgAD [1]) is a kind of immunodeficiency, a type of hypogammaglobulinemia. People with this deficiency lack immunoglobulin A (IgA), a type of antibody that protects against infections of the mucous membranes lining the mouth, airways, and digestive tract. It is defined as an undetectable serum IgA ...