VIDEO: Patients with IgA nephropathy should keep watch for proteinuria

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I will keep this short, not to dilute the message. Do not dismiss mild proteinuria or hematuria. Historically, we did not even perform a biopsy in patients with mild proteinuria suspected of having IgA nephropathy, as no treatment was available other than glucocorticoids, which were reserved for more aggressive presentations. Now we have two FDA-approved therapies available and many clinical trials are enrolling into studies of what seem to be very promising experimental drugs. Patients with even mild proteinuria should be diagnosed and managed accordingly.