Endocarditis-associated rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis mimicking vasculitis: a diagnostic and treatment challenge

Endocarditis-associated rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis mimicking vasculitis: a diagnostic and treatment challenge

Background Infective endocarditis (IE)-associated rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is rarely reported. Sporadic case reports have noted the diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in IE-associated glomerulonephritis because it may masquerade as idiopathic vasculitis.Methods Patients with c...

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Main Authors: Sanxi Ai, Jianzhou Liu, Guotao Ma, Wenling Ye, Rongrong Hu, Shangzhu Zhang, Xiaohong Fan, Bingyan Liu, Qi Miao, Yan Qin, Xuemei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Annals of Medicine
Subjects:
Infective endocarditis
RPGN
vasculitis
immunosuppressive therapy
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2022.2046288

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