[Immunoglobulin skin and renal deposits in patients with IgA nephropathy and Schonlein-Henoch purpura].

Skin biopsy was performed in 17 of 27 children with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and 45 of 62 children with Schönlein-Henoch purpura (SHP). Renal biopsy was done in all patients with IgAN and in 51 of 62 with SHP. There was no correlation between presentation of immunological deposits in skin and renal biopsy.

[Clinical course and treatment results of IgA nephropathy in children].

The clinical course as well as the effects of the treatment in 27 children suffering from IgA nephropathy were followed in this study. The observation period lasted from 1.5 to 15.