IgA nephropathy

IgA-nephropathy is a rather frequent form of chronic glomerulonephritis, diagnosed most often in young and middle-aged people. The disease can often take a latent form as an isolated urinary syndrome and in case of delay in the diagnosis and treatment it leads to unfavorable prognosis. The most controversial issues arising from the analysis of works on IgA nephropathy are: timing of initiation of drug therapy of such patients after diagnosis; acceptability of wait-and-see tactics in treatment; indications for nephropro-tective and immunosuppressive therapy; criteria for treatment and prognosis efficacy. Since there is no single approach to the above-mentioned problems in the literature, it is necessary to study the significant aspects of this kidney disease in a prospective study. The objective of the review is to generalize and analyze the publications in the national and foreign literature on IgA nephropathy as a specific form of chronic glomerulonephritis, as well as to demonstrate the need to study certain problematic issues in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of the disease.