<human>: my brother has been diagnosed with IgA nephropathy and he is 19 years old, his BP is 140/80 and is currently prescribed by Amlogard 5mg, arkamin and omnacortil 40mg with fish oil. Is transplantation advisable for him as his creatinine is 5.9 and blood urea is 182.
<bot>: HelloThanks for query. Your younger brother who is just 19 years old has been diagnosed to have IGA Nephropathy with his serum creatinine being 5.9 IGA Nephropathy is a progressive disease that progresses very fast and 10 years survival rate is reported to be less than 60 %. And more over results of the medical treatment are not encouraging. In view of his age being just 19 years I would suggest you to get Renal Transplant done.  Chat Doctor. 