IgA vasculitis with severe renal manifestation.

Joana Marques Dias, Marta Azevedo Ferreira, Ana Grilo, Fernando Martos Gonçalves

BMJ case reports 2022 Jun 07

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IgA vasculitis is a rare systemic vasculitis in adults, frequently more severe than in paediatric age. It manifests with cutaneous, articular, gastrointestinal and renal involvement.We present a case of a man in his 40s diagnosed with IgA vasculitis with cutaneous, joint, gastrointestinal and renal disease. Significant proteinuria and renal biopsy findings demonstrating crescentic glomerulonephritis led to the onset of early immunosuppression with corticoid and cyclophosphamide. This case report reflects a case of more severe renal impairment due to IgA vasculitis with good outcome with the chosen therapy. The findings in the renal biopsy after treatment supported the good response to the chosen immunosuppression. © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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Joana Marques Dias, Marta Azevedo Ferreira, Ana Grilo, Fernando Martos Gonçalves. IgA vasculitis with severe renal manifestation. BMJ case reports. 2022 Jun 07;15(6)