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Clinical Significance of Increased Degree of Hematuria in Patients affected by IgA Nephropathy.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Doctors looked back at records from 696 people with IgA nephropathy, a disease in which the immune system damages the kidney's filters. Everyone in the group had lasting blood in the urine, and cases were seen between January 2018 and December 2024 at a single hospital. Patients whose blood in the urine rose over time were compared with those whose did not. Because this looks backward at records from one center, it can show a link between rising blood in the urine and how people do, not proof that one causes the other.

Who did this work

Huang Z · Ma J · Bian X

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Sep 7
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42703734/