Discrimination between postinfectious IgA-dominant glomerulonephritis and idiopathic IgA nephropathy

Abstract

PIGN could be characterized by glomerular IgA-dominant deposition resembling idiopathic IgA nephropathy. It is essential to differentiate postinfectious IgA-dominant glomerulonephritis from idiopathic IgA nephropathy because of the different treatments and prognosis of the two diseases.