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Conditions›Male urogenital diseases›Urologic diseases›Kidney diseases›Nephritis›Glomerulonephritis›Berger's disease (idiopathic hematuria)

Berger's disease (idiopathic hematuria)

A kidney disease that occurs when an antibody (called IgA) embeds itself inside the kidney, causing it to become inflamed and sometimes lose its ability to properly filter out waste and excess water from the blood.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgereviewed this
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
Is a type of:Autoimmune conditions, Glomerulonephritis
How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common is it?

Rare

Rare

Extremely rareVery rareRareCommonVery common
Baby0-2Rare
Preteen6-13
Teenager14-18Very common
Young adult19-40Very common
Middle-aged adult41-60
Body locations

Upper abdomen, Lower abdomen

Symptoms

Muscle pain
Abdominal pain
Side pain
Aching muscles
Blood or red colored urine
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Berger's disease (idiopathic hematuria)
Immunosuppressive therapy

Other treatments

Supportive care
Watchful waiting

Tests

C3 and c4 complement levels
Urinalysis
Basic metabolic panel
Comprehensive metabolic panel

Related questions

A 30-year-old female asked:
29 f h/o idiopathic PEs. Trace of blood in urine past year. Chronic low WBC. US of kidney bladder fine. No anemia. LFTs good. No genetic disorder. ???
2 doctor answers4 doctors weighed in
A 26-year-old male asked:
I am a 26-year old male with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Should I be concerned about gross hematuria persisting for six days?
1 doctor answer1 doctor weighed in
A 37-year-old male asked:
What tests should one perform after realizing that he has hematuria after urine cytology tests having polycystik kidney disease and hypertension?Help
2 doctor answers3 doctors weighed in
A 51-year-old female asked:
Can you have benign microscopic hematuria that isn't caused by bladder cancer, kidney stones, kidney disease etc?
1 doctor answer1 doctor weighed in
A 60-year-old female asked:
Microscopic hematuria in urine at least 2yrs. Urologist did cystoscopy. Nothing. Said it was idiopathic not to worry. No symptoms. Do I need 2 do more?
2 doctor answers2 doctors weighed in
A 35-year-old female asked:
I have swelling in my ankles, feet, and calves, a UTI, blood in urine, tenderness/swelling in my flank. Could this be kidney disease?
1 doctor answer1 doctor weighed in
A 60-year-old female asked:
Asymptomatic Microscopic hematuria in urine at least 2yrs. No protein Urologist did cystoscopy. Nothing. Said idiopathic. Causes? Please be specific.
1 doctor answer1 doctor weighed in
A 60-year-old female asked:
Micro hematuria 2 yrs. Both Upper CT Scan & cystoscopy neg. Urologist says idiopathic. Urinalysis Hemoglobin, small, RBC 2-5. What could be the cause?
1 doctor answer1 doctor weighed in
A 47-year-old female asked:
Been having microscopic blood in urine for a month. If cystoscopy and ultrasound of kidneys are both normal do I accept its idiopathic or if not what would be the next steps to figure it out?
1 doctor answer1 doctor weighed in
A 30-year-old female asked:
I had idiopathic PE a year ago. Had micro blood in urine whole time. Now fasting blood sugar 107 in morning. Scared of pancreatic cancer as cause?
2 doctor answers6 doctors weighed in
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