Description:
IgA nephropathy is chronic kidney disease lasting 10-20 years. This is caused by deposits of protein immunoglobulin A (IgA) in glomeruli (filters) in the kidney. These glomeruli normally functions as a filter waste and excess water from the blood and sends it to the bladder as urine. However, the IgA protein prevents this filtering process. This can lead to blood and protein in the urine and swelling in the hands and feet. It is unknown what causes IgA deposits are.
Symptom
The most common symptom is blood in the urine. Symptoms until the disease is necessary for many years and causing complications such as swelling, upper respiratory tract infection recurring, or intestinal disease.
Treatment
Specific treatment for IgA nephropathy will be determined by your doctor based on age, health condition of patients, medical history, the impact of the disease. Treatment includes:
diet, cholesterol reduction, medication, stop smoking, exercise and maintaining normal body weight and blood pressure control.
IgA nephropathy is chronic kidney disease lasting 10-20 years. This is caused by deposits of protein immunoglobulin A (IgA) in glomeruli (filters) in the kidney. These glomeruli normally functions as a filter waste and excess water from the blood and sends it to the bladder as urine. However, the IgA protein prevents this filtering process. This can lead to blood and protein in the urine and swelling in the hands and feet. It is unknown what causes IgA deposits are.
Symptom
The most common symptom is blood in the urine. Symptoms until the disease is necessary for many years and causing complications such as swelling, upper respiratory tract infection recurring, or intestinal disease.
Treatment
Specific treatment for IgA nephropathy will be determined by your doctor based on age, health condition of patients, medical history, the impact of the disease. Treatment includes:
diet, cholesterol reduction, medication, stop smoking, exercise and maintaining normal body weight and blood pressure control.
