TY - JOUR
T1 - IgA nephropathy in Malaysia
AU - Cheong, I.
AU - Kong, N.
AU - Segasothy, M.
AU - Moras, Z.
AU - Menon, P.
AU - Suleiman, A. B.
PY - 1991/3
Y1 - 1991/3
N2 - A total of 164 patients with IgA nephropathy were diagnosed at the Department of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and the Department of Nephrology, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur between 1981-1988. This represented an incidence of 20.1% of all primary glomerulopathies seen in both units. The 3 major ethnic groups were equally affected with 59.7% occurring between the ages of 20-36 years. It was not uncommon in females. The high prevalence of hypertension, renal failure, heavy proteinuria at presentation and the increased chronicity index in the biopsy, suggest that IgA nephropathy is progressive disease leading to chronic renal failure.
AB - A total of 164 patients with IgA nephropathy were diagnosed at the Department of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and the Department of Nephrology, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur between 1981-1988. This represented an incidence of 20.1% of all primary glomerulopathies seen in both units. The 3 major ethnic groups were equally affected with 59.7% occurring between the ages of 20-36 years. It was not uncommon in females. The high prevalence of hypertension, renal failure, heavy proteinuria at presentation and the increased chronicity index in the biopsy, suggest that IgA nephropathy is progressive disease leading to chronic renal failure.
KW - Ig A nephropathy, Malaysia
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0026131738&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 1948252
AN - SCOPUS:0026131738
SN - 0125-1562
VL - 22
SP - 120
EP - 122
JO - Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
JF - Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
IS - 1
ER -
