Significance of subepithelial deposits in patients diagnosed with IgA nephropathy

PloS One
Mineaki KitamuraTomoya Nishino

Abstract

Subepithelial deposits are observed in rare adult IgA nephropathy (IgAN) cases and are a key diagnostic finding in IgA-dominant infection-related glomerulonephritis (IgA-IRGN). Sometimes, it is difficult to distinguish IgA-IRGN from IgAN without a precise clinical history. We hypothesized that some IgA-IRGN cases might be diagnosed as IgAN with subepithelial deposits (IgAN-SD) and aimed to clarify the significance of subepithelial deposits in patients diagnosed with IgAN. We examined 464 patients diagnosed with IgAN at Nagasaki University Hospital and affiliated hospitals between 1996 and 2013. The differences in clinicopathological findings between IgAN-SD and IgAN with no subepithelial deposits (IgAN-NSD) were investigated. In addition to clinical data and typical IgAN pathological features, we analyzed complement levels, immunoglobulin localization, light chain staining patterns, and intramembranous deposits. There were 214 men and 250 women with a mean age of 38.8 ± 18.3 years. Subepithelial deposition was observed in 51 patients (11%). Compared to patients with IgAN-NSD, those with IgAN-SD had significantly lower mean serum protein (6.4 g/dL vs. 6.7 g/dL; p = 0.02), albumin (3.7 g/dL vs. 3.9 g/dL; p = 0.02), and complement...Continue Reading

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