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Plasmaphresis therapy for pulmonary hemorrhage in a pediatric patient with IgA nephropathy
Dae-Kyoon Yim, Sang-Taek Lee, Heeyeon Cho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(10):402-405.   Published online October 21, 2015

IgA nephropathy usually presents as asymptomatic microscopic hematuria or proteinuria or episodic gross hematuria after upper respiratory infection. It is an uncommon cause of end-stage renal failure in childhood. Pulmonary hemorrhage associated with IgA nephropathy is an unusual life-threatening manifestation in pediatric patients and is usually treated with aggressive immunosuppression. Pulmonary hemorrhage and renal failure usually occur concurrently, and the...