A Study on Clinical and Pathologic Features in Lupus Nephritis with Mainly IgA Deposits and a Literature Review

Table 2

Renal involvement of SLE that has nephritis with mainly IgA deposits.

Case	Sex; age	Red cells (per HPF)	White cells (per HPF)	Casts (per HPF)	Protein (g/24 h)	Serum creatinine (umol/L)	Serum urea nitrogen (mmol/L)
1	F/64	All view	All view	8–10 granular	2393^▲	74.60	4.49
2	M/45	All view	—	1-2 granular	2497^▲	163.00^▲	11.10^▲
3	F/31	30–35	—	—	651^▲	60.60	4.00
4	F/31	24–26	20-21	1–3 granular	3619^▲	221.70^▲	28.78^▲
5	M/40	15–20	1-2	1–3 granular	4692^▲	86.10	5.22

▴Indicates higher than normal range. Red cells, white cells, cast, and protein were all tested in urine. Normal range: urine protein (g/24 h): 50∼150 mg; serum creatinine 53∼115 umol/L; serum urea nitrogen 2.85∼7.14 mmol/L.