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Chafjiri, Fatemeh Mohammad Alizadeh

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2467-5777

A5018017489 | I1288882113

Mayo Clinic

Boston Children's Hospital

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IgA vasculitis nephritis (Schönlein-Henoch purpura with nephritis) following COVID-19 vaccination

Journal of Nephropathology | February 15, 2023 | Volume: No volume available | Issue: No issue available | Pages: No page available

10.34172/jnp.2023.21447

IgA vasculitis nephritis (Schönlein-Henoch purpura nephritis) is an autoimmune circumstance characterized by palpable purpura involving the lower limbs, arthralgia, abdominal pain and kidney involvement. It is possible that a cytokine storm following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could lead to an immunological dysregulation responsible for IgA vasculitis nephritis in these cases. Reactivation or first onset of IgA vasculitis nephritis is uncommon; however, there have been increasing reports of this disease, as a complication of COVID-19 vaccination. It is possible that COVID-19 mRNA vaccination may trigger several auto-inflammatory and autoimmune cascades. Previous research has shown that Toll-like receptors play a role in the development of IgA vasculitis nephritis. Following injection of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, the uptake of double-stranded RNA by-products will trigger Toll-like receptors, leading to a series of intracellular cascades starting an innate immunity-driven process of cell-mediated and humoral- mediated immunity.