Recent advances in the immunological understanding of association between tonsil and immunoglobulin A nephropathy as a tonsil‐induced autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome

Abstract Introduction Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis worldwide. It is well known that upper respiratory tract infections, particularly acute tonsillitis, often worsen IgAN. Recent many clinical studies clearly show that tonsillectomy with st...

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Main Authors: Yasuaki Harabuchi, Miki Takahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-06-01
Series:Immunity, Inflammation and Disease
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/iid3.248