Pauci-immune glomerulonephritis in individuals with disease associated with levamisole-adulterated cocaine: a series of 4 cases. [PDF]
, 2014 Exposure to levamisole-adulterated cocaine can induce a distinct clinical syndrome characterized by retiform purpura and/or agranulocytosis accompanied by an unusual constellation of serologic abnormalities including antiphospholipid antibodies, lupus ...
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Clinical-evolutional particularities of the cryoglobulinemic vasculitis in the case of a patient diagnosed with hepatitis C virus in the predialitic phase [PDF]
, 2018 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) represents a fundamental issue for public health, with long term evolution and the gradual appearance of several complications and associated pathologies.
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Urinary Excretion of C3 Antigen in Glomerulonephritis [PDF]
BMJ, 1974 C3 and fibrin degradation products (F.D.P.) have been measured in early morning urine samples from 38 normal people and 123 patients with glomerulonephritis. Normal urine contained less than 0.3 mug of either antigen per ml. C3 and F.D.P. were both detected in the urine of many patients with glomerulonephritis. Levels above 1 mug/ml were exceptional in
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C4d at Crossroads Between Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis and C3 Glomerulopathy
International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease, 2021 Shaarif Bashir,1 Mudassar Hussain,1 Aurangzeb Afzal,2 Usman Hassan,1 Maryam Hameed,1 Sajid Mushtaq1 1Department of Pathology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan; 2Department of Nephrology, Lahore General ...
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Paths reunited: initiation of the classical and lectin pathways of complement activation [PDF]
, 2010 Understanding the structural organisation and mode of action of the initiating complex of the classical pathway of complement activation (C1) has been a central goal in complement biology since its isolation almost 50 years ago.
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Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance: Diagnostic workup [PDF]
, 2017 The clinical spectrum of diseases associated with monoclonal gammopathies is wide and they are most commonly the consequence of renal deposition of monoclonal immunoglobulin or its components.
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Concurrent Acute Glomerulonephritis and Retropharyngeal Abscess in 10 Year Boy: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis (PIGN) usually follows 1-2 weeks after respiratory tract infection and 4-6 weeks after skin infection. Acute Glomerulonephritis (AGN) is uncommon with simultaneous severe throat infections. We describe a 10-year-old boy
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Glomerular C4d deposition in proliferative glomerular diseases
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2021 Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of C4d in native renal biopsies of proliferative glomerular diseases, complement pathways in these diseases, and assess the relationship of C4d with histological and ...
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Small vessel microembolization and acute glomerulonephritis following infection of aesthetic filler implants [PDF]
, 2016 Background: The systemic consequences of esthetic filler injections are poorly understood. Case presentation: We report a patient with a past history of subcutaneous injection of aesthetic filler material in the lower legs, who presented with post ...
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A Case of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Associated with Rotavirus Infection in an Elderly Asian Male and Review of the Literature. [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP), a small vessel vasculitis mediated by deposition of immune-complexes containing IgA in the skin, gut, and glomeruli, often presents with abdominal pain, purpuric rash in the lower extremities and buttocks, joint
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