IgG antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in IgA nephropathy: a clinical variant?

Am J Kidney Dis. 1998 Feb;31(2):341-4. doi: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v31.pm9469508.

Abstract

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) of the immunoglobulin (Ig) G isotype are associated with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis. These have been detected rarely in patients with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) and have only been previously reported once in a patient with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). In contrast, IgA-ANCAs have been detected in patients with HSP or IgAN, although further verification of this finding by various investigators has yielded conflicting results. We report a case of biopsy-proven IgAN in which the patient developed a rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and was determined to have ANCAs of both IgA and IgG isotypes. This report suggests an association between fulminant IgAN and ANCA-associated disease and that ANCAs may be underdetected in children with previously diagnosed IgAN. Identification of these antibodies may guide further management of these patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / analysis*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Glomerulonephritis, IGA / immunology*
  • Glomerulonephritis, IGA / pathology
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin A / analysis*
  • Kidney / pathology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
  • Immunoglobulin A