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Is Transplantation Advisable For Nephropathy?
my brother has been diagnosed with IgA nephropathy and he is 19 years old, his BP is 140/80 and is currently prescribed by Amlogard 5mg, arkamin and omnacortil 40mg with fish oil. Is transplantation advisable for him as his creatinine is 5.9 and blood urea is 182.
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Thanks for query .Your younger brother who is just 19 years old has been diagnosed to have IgA Nephropathy with his serum creatinine being 5.9
IgA Nephropathy is a progressive disease that progresses very fast and 10 years survival rate is reported to be less than 60 % .And more over results of the medical treatment are not encouraging .
In view of his age being just 19 years I would suggest you to get Renal Transplant done .
Dr.Patil.
Thanks for query .Your younger brother who is just 19 years old has been diagnosed to have IgA Nephropathy with his serum creatinine being 5.9
IgA Nephropathy is a progressive disease that progresses very fast and 10 years survival rate is reported to be less than 60 % .And more over results of the medical treatment are not encouraging .
In view of his age being just 19 years I would suggest you to get Renal Transplant done .
Dr.Patil.
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