Crescentic glomerulonephritis associated with syphilis: a case report and review of the literature
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Crescentic glomerulonephritis with syphilis infection is rare, and the mechanism underlying the formation of glomerular capillary wall damage-induced crescent has not been elucidated. Case presentation A 62-year-old Japanese male showed edema,
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Syphilis-related rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis: a case presentation
BMC Nephrology, 2021 Background Syphilis is a multisystemic infection that causes a wide variety of symptoms and thus has been dubbed one of the great medical mimickers.
A. Qi, P. O. Fiset, L. Pilozzi-Edmonds
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Pauci-immune ANCA associated glomerulonephritis. Clinical case
Клинический разбор в общей медицине, 2023 The female patient with extracapillary pauci-immune AncA associated glomerulonephritis having antibodies against myeloperoxidase and dialysis-requiring renal failure is described.
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The therapy of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis [PDF]
Klinische Wochenschrift, 1983 Of 30 therapy studies which distinguish between improved and non-improved renal function, 350 patients with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) were evaluated. Pure descriptions of cases were not included. The cases of RPGN were divided into autoantibody-induced and non-autoantibody-induced groups.
H G, Sieberth, N, Maurin
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Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis: A COVID-19 Case Report. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis is a systemic autoimmune disease that typically presents as a multi-organ manifesting disease of unclear etiology that can predispose to rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN).
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Clinical Images: Anti‐MDA5 dermatomyositis with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease presenting with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis due to C3 glomerulopathy [PDF]
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Rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis [PDF]
Kidney International, 2003 pulmonary edema. Hemodialysis was initiated and continued throughout her admission. Renal ultrasound showed normal kidney size with echogenicity consistent with parenchymal disease. Serologic tests were ordered and a renal biopsy was performed. The renal biopsy demonstrated involvement of essentially all glomeruli by necrosis, sclerosis, or both ...
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Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease: A clinicomorphological study of 16 cases
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2020 Introduction: Antiglomerular basement membrane disease manifests as rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and alveolar hemorrhage. It encompasses 10–15% of crescentic glomerulonephritis and is associated with poor outcome.
Srinivasrao Vavilapalli +6 more
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Management of a pediatric patient with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and cutaneous mucormycosis: a case report. [PDF]
Front PediatrMucormycosis is a highly invasive and rare opportunistic infection caused by mucor fungi, characterized by challenging diagnosis and rapid disease progression. It predominantly affects patients with compromised immune systems due to various reasons, such
Jia L, Shi K, Sun X, Xu F, Sun T, Gao C.
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Brazilian Journal of Nephrology, 2018 Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is a renal disease with an extensive differential diagnosis. This paper reports the case of a 55-year-old female patient diagnosed with Hansen's disease with acute progressive renal impairment after ...
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