Lupus-like nephritis with positive anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies and negative antinuclear antibodies
Abstract Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) are associated with small vessel vasculitis but their prevalence is not rare in other immune diseases. In lupus nephritis (LN), their pathological role and clinical relevance have been the target of controversial views. We present a case of acut...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
2020-10-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Nephrology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002020005038202&tlng=en |