Falsely positive anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies in a patient with hantavirus induced acute kidney injury - a case report

Falsely positive anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies in a patient with hantavirus induced acute kidney injury - a case report

Abstract Background Hantavirus infection is an uncommon cause of acute renal failure with massive proteinuria. Serology tests to support a presumptive diagnosis usually take a few days. During the initial work-up, autoimmune causes including anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) glomerulonephritis...

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Main Authors: H. W. Zijlstra, A. H. L. Mulder, F. Geeraedts, F. Visser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Hantavirus
Anti-GBM glomerulonephritis
Goodpasture’s syndrome
Anti-GBM antibodies
False positive
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1082-3

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