A rare case of Alport syndrome, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome and Pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis

A rare case of Alport syndrome, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome and Pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis

Abstract Background Renal thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is occasionally seen in biopsies with pauci-immune necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis (PCGN). Recent study indicated that the complement activation is more prominent in the ANCA-negative glomerulonephritis. Case presentation We report...

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Main Authors: Jianling Tao, Jonathan Lieberman, Richard A. Lafayette, Neeraja Kambham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
Pauci-immune glomerulonephritis
Alternative complement pathway
Thrombotic microangiopathy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1170-4

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