Current distribution pattern of biopsy-proven glomerular disease in Salvador, Brazil, 40 years after an initial assessment

Abstract Introduction: A report on the prevalence of glomerular disease diagnosed via renal biopsy in Salvador, BA, Brazil was published in 1973 and showed a predominance of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, which was frequently associated with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis. Objective: In...

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Main Authors: Washington Luis Conrado dos-Santos, Glória Maria Maranhão Sweet, Labene Gondim Azevêdo, Maria Brandão Tavares, Maria Fernanda Sanches Soares, Caroline Vilas Boas de Melo, Márcia Fernanda Melo Carneiro, Rilma Ferreira de Souza Santos, Márcia Cristina Conrado, Daniela Teixeira Leal Braga, Marcia Carvalho Bessa, Nathanael de Freitas Pinheiro Junior, Marília Bahiense-Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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