Early tonsillectomy for severe immunoglobulin A nephropathy significantly reduces proteinuria.

Takuji EnyaKohei MiyazakiTomoki MiyazawaRina OshimaYuichi MorimotoMitsuru OkadaTsukasa TakemuraKeisuke Sugimoto

Published in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2021)

High proteinuria levels worsen the renal prognosis in IgA nephropathy. Tonsillectomy in less than 3 years combined with multiple-drug therapy after the initial diagnosis could improve long-term prognosis.

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