Iga vasculitis or iga nephropathy

[SarahAli]

Hi is there any difference between iga vasculitis and iga nephropathy? How serious is having persistent ++blood and protein in urine and microalbumin level 257? Does vasculitus cause ur vit d levels to drop? Do u know if it can be treated or if its a life long condition?

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Hi there. Sorry I have no answers for you but I am interested in this question too. I tried to find other posts here about IgA vasculitis affecting adults but there were very few. I guess it only affects 1.8 in 100,000 adults so finding others is hard - particularly because only a percentage will have kidney involvement - and then this is IgA nephropathy? I’m very new to this though.

I always have raised IgA in blood, trace blood in my pee and sometimes protein too - but usually just blood. I have other autoimmune diseases so I’m guessing that, if I do also have IgA vasculitis, then this would explain the trace blood.

[Suzym2u Moderator Vasculitis UK]

IgA Nephropathy has the potential to be much more serious that IgA Vasculitis so it’s important you are looked after by doctors with experience and knowledge of both. Vit D deficiency has been associated with the development of autoimmunity.

This from the Mayo Clinic explains IgA Nephropathy in an understandable way if it helps at all mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...