What Is IgA Nephropathy Prognosis

IgA Nephropathy prognosis differs from patient to patient, as it can be affected by many factors. The following is the introduction about IgA Nephropathy prognosis and the factors that can affect it, hope it is helpful for IgA Nephropathy patients to learn their prognosis in advance.

Factors that can affect IgA Nephropathy prognosis go as follow:

1. Age: compared with young patients, elder patients usually have a poor prognosis.

2. IgA Nephropathy symptoms: persistent proteinuria and blood urine always indicate poor prognosis.

3. Renal insufficient: IgA Nephropathy patients with renal insufficiency always suffer from poor prognosis.

4. High blood pressure: High blood pressure also affect IgA Nephropathy prognosis, according to clinical studies, patients with high blood pressure, especially uncontrolled high blood pressure, are very likely to suffer a poor prognosis.

5. Pathological changes: IgA Nephropathy patients usually have different pathological changes. Compared with patients who have mild glomerular damages and 50% focal glomerular messangiul proliferation and necrosis, patients with diffused messangium proliferation and serious glomerular sclerosis usually suffer from a bad prognosis.

Since IgA Nephropathy can be affected by some factors, which means IgA Nephropathy prognosis is changeable, patients can improve their prognosis by taking some measures. For instance, controlling high blood pressure, proteinuria and blood urine will be helpful for improving the prognosis of IgA Nephropathy. For another instance, IgA Nephropathy progresses with the deterioration of kidney condition, so stopping IgA Nephropathy in early stage also contributes to a good prognosis.

IgA Nephropathy prognosis refers to the forecast to the future life of IgA Nephropathy patients. With good prognosis, patients can live a high quality life and a longer life span. Therefore, it is beneficial to have a good prognosis for IgA Nephropathy patients.