A potential pathogenic role of interleukin-6 in a child with ANCA-negative pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis: case report and literature review

Abstract Background Crescentic glomerulonephritis is a disease characterized by severe glomerular injuries that is classified into five different pathological types. Patients with type V disease have pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis (PICGN) that is negative for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic...

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Main Authors: Ling Hou, Lu Yin, Yubin Wu, Chengguang Zhao, Yue Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02504-w