Yourkidneysare two bean-shaped organs located below your rib cage.
Their main function is to filter blood so you can rid the body of waste and extra fluid.
Each of your kidneys contains about one million nephrons, and each nephron contains a glomerulus.
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These glomeruli or mass networks of blood vessels delicately filter your blood.
As a result,kidney failuremay occur.
However, the majority of people with IgA nephropathy have no symptoms.
If there is evidence of IgA buildup, this will solidify the diagnosis of IgA nephropathy.
Your healthcare provider may also treat the inflammation occurring with IgA nephropathy by giving you steroids like prednisone.
Fish oil dietary supplements are also usually recommended.
If you progress to end-stage kidney disease, you may be treated with dialysis or akidney transplant.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.IgA Nephropathy.
2021;16(8):1247-1255. doi:10.2215/CJN.00910121
