Clinical manifestations of Henoch-Schonlein purpura nephritis and IgA nephropathy: comparative analysis of data from the Japan Renal Biopsy Registry (J-RBR)

摘要

The clinical presentation of Henoch-Schonlein purpura nephritis (HSPN) has not been thoroughly investigated among patients of different ages. We therefore compared the features of HSPN and IgA nephropathy (IgAN) based on data from the Japan Renal Biopsy Registry (J-RBR).