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A 35-year-old male asked:
I have kidney iga nephropathy and minor glomerulonephritis. my kidneys are leaking calcium into my urine and im losing a lot of calcium in my urine. my ionized calcium is low. is there a surgery that can fix this or any treatment?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
No- no surgey. You need to be under the care of a good nephrologist who will stabilize your condition and treat you . Best wishes
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Answered Oct 23, 2022
Dr. Hiep Leanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience
IgA nephropathy is a form of glomerulonephritis so you have only one disease, IgA glomeruonephritis. Leaking the calcium (hypercalciuria) is one manifestation of primary hypoparathyroidism which is different from low calcium from low active vitamin D3 in CKD and resulted secondary hyperparathyroidism. The treatment for both conditions is active vitamin D3 and calcium supplement to keep Ca 8 - 8.5
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Reviewed Oct 26, 2022
Last updated Oct 26, 2022
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