A 6-year-old child presented with petechial skin hemorrhage, hematochezia, and hematuria. Focal and segmental mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis was diagnosed by immunofluorescence microscopic examination, which disclosed deposits of
A. IgA
B. IgD
C. IgE
D. IgG
E. IgM
A
This child has Henoch-Schönlein purpura, a microscopic vasculitis causing purpura, intestinal bleeding (hematochezia), and hematuria. It is associated with deposits of IgA in the glomeruli and small blood vessels in the skin and other organs.
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