Avacopan or Glucocorticoids for Severe Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody–Associated Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis [PDF]
Kidney International ReportsIntroduction: 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 +8 more
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Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in adolescents – aetiology and treatment based on case reports [PDF]
Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna, 2017 Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is a disease characterised by an abrupt drop in glomerular filtration rate in a short period of time, which is caused by crescent formation seen in at least 50% of glomeruli.
Beata Banaszak +3 more
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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 +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 ReportsIntroduction 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 +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 NephrologyIntroduction 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 +5 more
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Renal histology in pauci-immune rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis: 8-year retrospective study
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2012 Context: The need to perform reporting of renal biopsies of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitides in a more uniform manner required relook at our eight-year data.
Ranjana W Minz +7 more
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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 DiseasesInfective 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 ...
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Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2018 We describe here a case of a 53-year-old Saudi female who presented to the emergency room with shortness of breath progressive in nature for the previous one month, associated with a cough and occasional greenish sputum.
Ahmad Alflaiw +3 more
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IgA vasculitis in an adult diabetic male with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis: A case study
Journal of Acute DiseaseRationale: IgA vasculitis or Henoch-Schonlein purpura is an immune complex mediated small vessel vasculitis characterized by clinical triad of arthritis, palpable purpura and gastrointestinal symptoms.
Varsha Luthra +4 more
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