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GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA
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Descriptor
English
:
Glomerulonephritis, IGA
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Glomerulonefritis por IGA
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Glomerulonefrite por IGA
Synonyms
English
:
Berger Disease
Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy
Nephropathy, IGA
Tree Number:
C12.777.419.570.363.608
C13.351.968.419.570.363.608
C20.111.525
Definition
English
:
A chronic form of
glomerulonephritis
characterized by deposits of predominantly
IMMUNOGLOBULIN A
in the mesangial area (
GLOMERULAR MESANGIUM
). Deposits of
COMPLEMENT C3
and
IMMUNOGLOBULIN G
are also often found. Clinical features may progress from asymptomatic
HEMATURIA
to END-STAGE
KIDNEY
DISEASE.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse X ref BERGER'S
DISEASE
with BUERGER'S
DISEASE
see
THROMBOANGIITIS OBLITERANS
History Note
English
:
85
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
6067
Unique Identifier:
D005922
Occurrence in VHL
:
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