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Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 9/2018

01-09-2018 | Scientific Letter

Henoch Schönlein Purpura Nephritis Developing in a Child with Known IgA Nephropathy

Authors: Aliza Mittal, Munaver Dijoo, Abha Sabhikhi, Sanjeev Gulati

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 9/2018

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To the Editor: Henoch Schönlein Purpura Nephritis (HSPN) and IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) are considered two different manifestations of the same disease. There have been reports of IgAN in biopsy specimen of patients with HSPN, and both illnesses have appeared in the same family, identical twins and even consecutively in same patient [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
Henoch Schönlein Purpura Nephritis Developing in a Child with Known IgA Nephropathy
Authors
Aliza Mittal
Munaver Dijoo
Abha Sabhikhi
Sanjeev Gulati
Publication date
01-09-2018
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 9/2018
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-018-2660-x

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