IgA nephropathy

IgA nephropathy was first described by French scholars Berger and Hinglais in 1968. It is a group of glomerular diseases characterized by mesangial proliferation and markedly diffuse IgA deposition in the mesangial area. Its clinical manifestations are diverse, with hematuria the most common, and may be accompanied by varying degrees of proteinuria, hypertension and impaired renal function.