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Avacopan or Glucocorticoids for Severe Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody–Associated Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis [PDF]

Kidney International Reports
Introduction: The best immunosuppressive regimen to treat severe forms of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) remains elusive because patients with the lowest estimated glomerular ...
Stanislas Faguer, Charlotte Gabilan, Magali Colombat, Alexis Cassard, Clément Kounde, Juliette Pellegrini, Antoine Huart, Julie Belliere, David Ribes   +8 more
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Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in tuberculosis

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2014
Renal involvement in tuberculosis occurs due to lympho-hematogenous dissemi-nation. However, glomerular involvement is an uncommon event. Crescentic nephritis compli-cating tuberculosis is a therapeutic dilemma and weighs the risk of worsening the ...
Rajesh Waikhom, Dipankar Sarkar, Mahesh Bennikal, Rajendra Pandey   +3 more
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Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in children. [PDF]

Pak J Med Sci, 2022
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN), characterized by a rapid development of nephritis with loss of kidney function in days or weeks, is typically associated histologically, with crescents in most glomeruli; and is a challenging problem, particularly in low resource settings.
Moorani KN, Aziz M, Amanullah F.
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Atypical presentation of syphilis: Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease with a wide range of clinical manifestations. With the recent worldwide resurgence of syphilis, it is imperative to recognize various presentations of this great imitator.
Semir Abdi Usmael, Tesfay Atsbaha Gebremedhin   +1 more
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Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis as an unusual type of renal involvement in sarcoidosis: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Introduction Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown etiology characterized by the formation of noncaseating epithelioid granulomas. Clinically significant renal involvement is rare in sarcoidosis.
K. Graňák, M. Vnučák, P. Kleinová, T. Blichová, A. Kollár, I. Dedinská   +5 more
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Histopathological spectrum and short-term outcome of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in children: a retrospective analysis from a tertiary care center [PDF]

BMC Nephrology
Introduction Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is a medical emergency in children. This study aims to determine histopathological spectrum and short-term outcome of RPGN due to membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, lupus nephritis ...
Irshad Ali Bajeer, Sabeeta Khatri, Habib Qaiser, Seema Hashmi, Muhammed Mubarak, Ali Asghar Lanewala   +5 more
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Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis

Advances in Kidney Disease and Health
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is a syndrome characterized by a swift decline in kidney function, often over a few months, accompanied by features of nephritic syndrome. It can result in decreased urine output and commonly involves the presence of extensive crescents in kidney biopsies.
Rout P, Leslie SW.
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Burrata and the Bean: A Rare Case of Lactobacillus casei Endocarditis Complicated by Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis [PDF]

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Infective endocarditis occurs when there is an infection of the heart valves or associated cardiac hardware/devices. While typical organisms include Staphylococcus and Streptococcus species, there are reports of less common organisms such as ...
Jason Chavez, Joseph Borick, Fernando Pedraza Taborda, Paola Lichtenberger   +3 more
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Successful Treatment of Double-Positive Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
In this case report, we describe a case of double-positive rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis among the Lebanese population. The patient, a 44-year-old female, presented with anemia and a recurrent right middle lobe pneumonia.
Johnny Zaatar MD, Sacha El Khoury MD, Hany El Khoury MD, Jessika Eid MD   +3 more
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Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis in Human Brucellosis

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2021
Human brucellosis is a complex multisystem disease that can affect many organs. Renal involvement in human brucellosis is rarely found. Here, we present a case report of a patient who presented to us with acute kidney injury, complicating brucellosis ...
Hussien Muhammad Shebli, Sameer Mahmoud Al-Shayyab, Ayham Hadadd, Munther Hjazzat, Feda Smadi, Ameen Alqudah, Dalia Al-Habahbeh   +6 more
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