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male urinary system, nephropathy, iga, berger's disease, iga nephropathy, kidney disorder characterized by blood, in the urine, inflammation of internal kidney structures, deposit of iga antibodies in kidney tissue, iga nephropathy, berger's disease, form of mesangial proliferative nephritis, structures, in the kidney, glomeruli, become inflamed, a type of antibody, iga deposits, in the kidney, appear, acute, rapidly progressive, chronic glomerulonephritis, visible, microscopic blood, in the urine, iga nephropathy, is discovered after one, episodes of dark, bloody urine, no other symptoms of kidney disorder, bloody urine, soon after a respiratory infection, acute nephritic syndrome, nephrotic syndrome, groups of symptoms associated, decreased kidney functioning, risk factors include having a personal, family history of iga nephropathy, henoch schonlein purpura, a form of vasculitis, many parts, a kidney lesion that is identical, lesion of berger's disease, iga nephropathy, occur in persons of all ages, most often affects males in teens to late 30s, changes in color of urine, bloody, dark, brown, rust colored, repeated episodes of dark, bloody urine, no specific changes, a physical examination, blood pressure elevated, swelling, the body present, urinalysis shows blood, red cell casts, in the urine, protein, fats, kidney biopsy shows deposits of iga antibodies, confirms the diagnosis, urine immunoelectrophoresis shows antibodies to iga, goal of treatment, relieve symptoms, prevent, delay of chronic renal failure, antihypertensive medications, diuretics given to control high blood pressure, edema, control of blood pressure, most important measure to delay renal damage, sodium, salt, fluids restricted to control swelling, a low- to moderate-protein diet recommended use of ace inhibitors is key to preventing the progression, of this disease, supprt, the iga nephropathy support network website, igansupport, iga nephropathy progresses slowly, in many cases, does not progress at, high blood pressure, large quantities of protein, in the urine, increased bun, creatinine levels, blood tests that reflect kidney functioning, indicate a higher risk, progression, the disorder, 25% of people, iga nephropathy develop end-stage kidney failure, 25 years, chronic kidney failure, end-stage kidney disease, have bloody urine, urine output decreases.