J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol.  2001 Apr;5(1):59-63.

Two Cases Suggesting the Relationship of IgA Nephropathy and Henoch-Sch nlein Purpura

• Jeong DH
• Song CJ
• Kim DS
• Ha TS

Abstract

There are a considerable number of reports suggesting a common pathogenesis of IgA nephritis(IgAN) and Henoch-Sch nlein purpura(HSP). In previous reports, a patient develops IgAN after kidney transplantation for HSP nephritis, one of Identical twin boys, developed IgAN and the other HSP, and a boy with IgAN later developed HSP. We report two cases, one with IgAN who later developed HSP and the other with HSP who later developed IgAN, suggesting that IgAN and HSP have a common pathogenesis.

Keyword

IgA nephropathy; Henoch-Sch nlein purpura

MeSH Terms

Glomerulonephritis, IGA*
Humans
Immunoglobulin A*
Kidney Transplantation
Male
Nephritis
Purpura*
Twins, Monozygotic
Immunoglobulin A