Primary IgA nephropathy in the Kashmiri population.

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) remains one of the most common glomerular lesions, which has a striking geographic distribution and is the most common form of primary glomerular disease in Asia. However, the exact prevalence or clinicopathological spectrum of IgAN in India is not well documented. This retrospective study analyzed the presentation in 126 patients of primary IgAN out of 298 native kidney biopsies (42.

Drug-induced acute interstitial nephritis: Prospective randomized trial comparing oral steroids and high-dose intravenous pulse steroid therapy in guiding the treatment of this condition.

The most important aspect of treating drug-induced acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is timely discontinuation of the offending drug. Steroids, oral as well as intravenous (IV), are used in the treatment of drug-induced AIN. The present study was undertaken to compare the efficacy of oral prednisolone versus IV suprapharmacological doses of corticosteroids in the treatment of drug-induced AIN.