Is transplantation advisable for nephropathy?
Patient: my brother has been diagnosed with IgA nephropathy and he is 19 years old, his BP is 140/80 and is currently prescribed by Amlogard 5mg, arkamin and omnacortil 40mg with fish oil. Is transplantation advisable for him as his creatinine is 5.9 and blood urea is 182. Doctor: HelloThanks for query .Your younger brother who is just 19 years old has been diagnosed to have IgA Nephropathy with his serum creatinine being 5.9 IgA Nephropathy is a progressive disease that progresses very fast and 10 years survival rate is reported to be less than 60 % .And more over results of the medical treatment are not encouraging .In view of his age being just 19 years I would suggest you to get Renal Transplant done . Dr.Patil.