Steroid pulse therapy transiently destroys the discriminative histological structure of tonsils in IgA nephropathy: Tonsillectomy should be performed before or just after steroid pulse therapy

Tonsillectomy combined with steroid-pulse therapy is a widely accepted method for the treatment of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in Japan. However, the indication of tonsillectomy for IgAN is still controversial, and the timing of tonsillectomy is not clearly defined for the protocol of this therapy. Based on the results of a randomized control trial in Japan, the Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for IgA nephropathy 2014 (edited in Japan) recommended tonsillectomy combined with steroid-pulse therapy for Grade C1.

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