Turkish Journal of Nephrology
Case Report

IgA Nephropathy and Psoriasis in a Child

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Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Ankara, Turkey

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Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara, Turkey

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Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Ankara, Turkey

Turkish J Nephrol 2013; 22: 313-315
DOI: 10.5262/tndt.2012.1003.25
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IgA nephropathy is the most common primary glomerulonephritis worldwide. Painless macroscopic hematuria is frequent in children and often coincides with infections of the upper respiratory tract and/ or digestive system. The distinctive carbohydrate side chains of IgA1 molecules play an important role in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy. Defi nitive diagnosis of IgA nephropathy requires evaluation of a renal biopsy specimen. Psoriasis is also a common childhood chronic skin disease with changes in epidermal differentation and proliferation. There are also a few literature reports on the co-existence of IgA nephropathy and psoriasis mainly in adult patients. Herein, we report a child with psoriasis who was diagnosed as Ig A nephropathy after periods of painless hematuria.

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