IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a type of chronic glomerulonephritis characterize
d by ISA deposits mainly in the mesangial area. It does not have so favoura
ble a prognosis as was initially thought. This nephropathy is one of the di
seases affected by tonsillar focal infections, and there have been patients
in whom tonsillectomy has been effective. In this study, 24 patients with
IgAN were followed for more than 2 years after tonsillectomy and studied cl
inicopathologically. Remission of proteinuria was observed in 41.7% of the
patients 6 months after surgery and in 50.0% 2 years after surgery. At 2 ye
ars after surgery, patients with minor and focal segmental renal lesions Sh
owed a significantly higher rate of remission of proteinuria than patients
with diffuse renal lesions. There was no statistically significant differen
ce between positive and negative patients in the rate of remission of prote
inuria based on any parameter of the tonsillar provocation test at any time
after surgery.