Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis with Delayed Appearance of Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibody Successfully Treated with Multiple Courses of Steroid Pulse Therapy

Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis with Delayed Appearance of Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibody Successfully Treated with Multiple Courses of Steroid Pulse Therapy

Patients with anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibody glomerulonephritis typically exhibit rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN). The renal outcome as well as the prognosis of this disease is worse than other forms of RPGN such as those from microscopic polyangiitis. Therefore, earl...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Toyota, Masahiro Eriguchi, Shoko Hasegawa, Kenji Ueki, Yuta Matsukuma, Akihiro Tsuchimoto, Kiichiro Fujisaki, Kumiko Torisu, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Toshiaki Nakano, Takanari Kitazono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis
Subjects:
Immunoglobulin G subclass
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
Delayed appearance of antibody
Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody
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