Overview of IgG4-Related Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Its Mimickers
Tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) is the most common form of renal involvement in IgG4-related disease. It is characterized by a dominant infiltrate of IgG4-positive plasma cells in the interstitium and storiform fibrosis. Demonstration of IgG4-positive plasma cells is essential for diagnosis, but...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology
2016-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.jpatholtm.org/upload/pdf/jptm-2015-11-09.pdf |