Crescentic glomerulonephritis developing in the course of idiopathic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is a rare cause of the nephrotic syndrome in adults and children. Though small focal crescents may be seen in up to 10% of cases of MPGN, the presence of more than 50% crescents (crescentic MPGN) is rare. Very few cases of crescentic transformation of...

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Main Authors: Alok Sharma, Ruchika Gupta, Charanjit Lal, Sanjay K Agarwal, Amit K Dinda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2013;volume=24;issue=2;spage=333;epage=337;aulast=Sharma