Henoch-Schönlein syndrome and selective IgA deficiency.
Journal: Archives Of Disease In Childhood
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Abstract
A 9 year old girl presented with clinical manifestations of Henoch-Schönlein syndrome and macroscopic haematuria. Laboratory investigations showed selective IgA deficiency and renal biopsy showed mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis with diffuse granular deposits of C3 on immunofluorescence. IgA deposits were absent.
Authors
A Martini, A Ravelli, L Notarangelo, V Burgio, A Plebani
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