An unusual form of kidney injury without glomerulonephritis in microscopic polyangiitis: a case report

Abstract Background Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), a kind of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody associated vasculitis (AAV), predominantly affects small-sized vessels. MPA is a significant cause of the pulmonary-renal syndrome. Pauci-immune necrotizing and crescentic glomerulonephritis is the...

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Main Authors: Cihan Uysal, Tugba Yilmaz, Hafsa Kocyigit, Hulya Akgun, Murat Hayri Sipahioglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-023-03134-0