All issues > Volume 29(8); 1986

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1986;29(8):862-867. Published online August 31, 1986.

Clinical Analysis of Mesangial IgM Nephropathy in Childhood.

Joo Hong Cha¹, Byoung Soo Cho¹, Chang Il Ahn¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University

Abstract

In order to clarify mesangial IgM nephropathy in childhood the author performed this study, for which 12 cases of mesangial IgM nephropathy demonstrated by Immunofluorescent technique were analyzed. The immunoglobulin deposited predominantly in mesangium was IgM, but also C3 deposited on most occasions. It was demonstrated that this groups of the patients with mesangial IgM nephropathy showed very similar picture as the patients with minimal change nephrotic syndrome in terms of the clinical features, the laboratory findings and the results of prednisone treatment response. It willl be necessary to study further in order that whether mesangial IgM nephropathy is indeed a separate disease entity or not.

Keywords :Mesangial IgM nephropathy.