Malignant hypertension: a type of IgA nephropathy manifestation with poor prognosis

• Published in: Nefrologia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola Nefrologia Vol. 35; no. 1; p. 42
• Main Authors: Sevillano, Ángel M, Cabrera, Jimena, Gutiérrez, Eduardo, Morales, Enrique, Mérida, Evangelina, Huerta, Ana, Cavero, Teresa, Hernández, Eduardo, Moreno, Juan A, Praga, Manuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Spain 2015
• Subjects: Adult; Biopsy; Female; Glomerulonephritis, IGA - complications; Humans; Hypertension, Malignant - epidemiology; Hypertension, Malignant - etiology; Kidney - pathology; Kidney Failure, Chronic - etiology; Kidney Failure, Chronic - surgery; Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy; Kidney Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Prognosis; Renal Dialysis; Renin-Angiotensin System - drug effects; Retrospective Studies; Thrombotic Microangiopathies - etiology; Young Adult

Malignant hypertension (MHT) is an uncommon clinical manifestation of IgA Nephropathy (IgAN). Its prevalence, pathogenesis and evolution are not well known. We performed a descriptive and retrospective study to report the clinical characteristics and evolution of thirteen patients diagnosed as havin...